minstrel

min·strel  (mnstrl)

n.

1. A medieval entertainer who traveled from place to place, especially to sing and recite poetry.

2.

a. A lyric poet.

b. A musician.

3. A performer in a minstrel show.

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[Middle English minstral, from Old French menestrel, servant, entertainer, from Late Latin ministerilis, official in the imperial household, from Latin ministerium, ministry; see ministry.]

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minstrel

Noun

1. a medieval singer and musician

2. a performer in a minstrel show [Old French menestral]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	minstrel - a singer of folk songs               folk singer, jongleur, poet-singer, troubadour singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
	2.	minstrel - a performer in a minstrel show minstrel show - a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes corner man, end man - a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor interlocutor, middleman - the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
Verb	1.	minstrel - celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

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minstrel

noun musician, singer, harper, bard, troubadour, songstress, jongleur

Translations

minstrel [ˈmɪnstrəl] n → juglar m

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minstrel [ˈmɪnstrəl] n → trouvère m, ménestrel m

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minstrel [ˈmɪnstrəl] n → Spielmann m

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minstrel [ˈmɪnstrəl] n → giullare m; menestrello

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minstrel

n minstrel [ˈminstrəl]

a musician who went about the country in medieval times, reciting or singing poems. minnesanger مُغَنٍّ مُتَجَوِّل في العُصور الوُسْطى менестрел (музикант) minstrel troubadur der Minnesänger τροβαδούρος trovador, juglar menestrel نقال trubaduuri ménestrel זַמָר נוֹדֵד आश्रम बड़ा चर्च pjesnik-putnik vándorénekes pengamen farandsöngvari menestrello 吟遊詩人 음유 시인 menestrelis menestrels penyanyi kembara minstreel trubadur, gjøgler, musikant bard trovador menestrel менестрель minstrel potujoči pevec putujući pevač trubadur, bard นักดนตรีในสมัยกลาง gezici halk ozanı, saz şairi (中世紀的)吟遊詩人 поет-менестрель وسطی دور کا موسیقار جو ملک میں گھوم کر گاتا تھا người hát rong 中世纪的吟游诗人(或歌手)