jongleur

jon·gleur

 (zhôN-glœr′)

n.

A wandering minstrel, poet, or entertainer in medieval England and France.

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[French, from Old French, variant of jogleor, from Latin ioculātor, jester, from ioculārī, to jest; see juggle.]

jongleur

(French ʒɔ̃ɡlœr)

n

(Historical Terms) (in medieval France) an itinerant minstrel

[C18: from Old French jogleour, from Latin joculātor joker, jester; see juggle]

jon•gleur

(ˈdʒɒŋ glər, ʒɒŋˈglɜr)

n.

(in medieval France and England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang and often composed songs, told stories, etc.

[1755–65; < French; Middle French jougleur (perhaps by misreading, ou being read on), Old French jogleor < Latin joculātor; see juggler]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jongleur - a singer of folk songs     folk singer, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings