Definitions

minstrel

[min-struhl] / ˈmɪn strəl /

NOUN

ballad singer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

troubadour

STRONG

balladeer bard jongleur musician poet

WEAK

folk singer lyric poet minnesinger street singer trouveur trouvère trovatore

NOUN

entertainer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

troubadour

STRONG

bard harper jongleur musician performance player poet show singer

WEAK

gleeman

Example Sentences

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"MINSTREL BOY."—You are confusing TENNYSON'S "Brook" with the Tigris.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 7, 1917 by Various

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