minstrel
6
9.6
- noun
- /ˈmɪnstrəl/
- Archaic
:
juglar
- "But they told me you sing much better." "I am flattered," said the minstrel.
So now it's no longer the minstrel, the Bard, the Zenger who's the speaker.
- So now it's no longer the minstrel, the Bard, the Zenger who's the speaker.
- And they will recognize this in the epic of the minstrel.
- There's this culture of these Asmari there and they are basically they're basically minstrels, right?
Examples
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"You're Martin the minstrel," she said in a soft, lovely voice.
Fiction book (2001) -
I would like to sing "A Wandering Minstrel I."
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The minstrel in the next bed had died.
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"We have been here a long time, minstrel," he said.
Fiction book (1998) -
The lord of the castle and the visiting minstrel were both quiet for a time, eating.
Fiction book (1998) -
In a wooded glen not far away, some wandering minstrels have set up camp.
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" In the olden days, they called us minstrels, and we sang for our supper," he says.
Fiction book (1992) -
Sir Robin rode north, through the dark forest of Ewing, accompanied by his favorite minstrels.
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Her father, Johnny Stetter, was a restless minstrel entertainer who took little interest in his children.
Academic text (1990) -
The minstrel traveled from town to town, entertaining the villagers with his songs and tales.
Synonyms
13
9.6
A person in the Middle Ages who wrote and sang songs about love and knights
7
3.0
A singer who performs traditional songs from a local culture
3
8.2
A person who sings long songs that tell a story
1
9.9
A traveling singer in old England who sings songs and tells stories
A traveling entertainer from the Middle Ages who sang and did tricks
A person who writes and sings folk songs that tell stories
Compounds
- Offensive
3
9.9
A stage show where performers paint their faces black and act in a mean, exaggerated way about Black people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minstrel comes from an old French word for a musician and from the Latin minister meaning 'servant', so a minstrel was originally a musician who 'served' a noble or town and often travelled to sing stories and play music.