minstrel

noun/ˈmɪnstrəl/

Frequency rank: #15,875 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A medieval singer or musician who traveled from place to place entertaining people with songs and poems.

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Example sentence

The crowd gathered in the town square to hear the traveling minstrel perform his ballads.

Synonyms & related words

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