to minstrel
9.9
To sing and entertain people like old traveling singers
- verb
- /ˈmɪnstrəl/
- Archaic
:
hacer de juglar
- Everyone listened eagerly while the minstrel entertained them with tales of adventure and music.
Examples
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As dusk fell, the minstrel strummed his lute, filling the air with enchanting melodies.
-
"Sing for me, please, minstrel."
Fiction book (1998) -
"I think you should go now, minstrel." "No," gasped the boy, his voice smaller than ever.
Fiction book (1998) -
" Don't fool yourself, minstrel.
Fiction book (1998) -
The crowd gathered as the minstrel began to celebrate the hero's deeds with a joyful song.
Synonyms
1
9.9
To sing with a group of singers
celebrate or entertain by singing alone rather than with others
Compounds
minstrel show
- 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
minstrel infinitive
Etymology
Minstrel as a verb comes from the noun minstrel and meant 'to sing and entertain' in the old way of travelling musicians, which is why older texts use it to mean celebrating or entertaining by song.