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Noun
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#A medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment.
#One of a troupe of entertainers who wore black makeup (blackface) to present a variety show of song, dance and banjo music; now considered racist.
Quotations
1885 � w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan, s:The_Mikado|The Mikado
:A wandering minstrel I �
:A thing of shreds and patches,
:Of ballads, songs and snatches,
Synonyms
(traveling musical entertainer): bard, folk singer, troubadour
Translations
trans-top|medieval traveling entertainer
Finnish: minstreli, kiertelevä laulaja
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Portuguese: menestrel m
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See also
vaudeville
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