minstrel

UK
/ˈmɪnstrəl/
US
/ˈmɪnstrəl/

Übersetzungen

minstrelsubstantiv
minstrels
Pl.
UK
/ˈmɪnstrəl/
US
/ˈmɪnstrəl/
The minstrel sang a ballad about the brave knight.
Менестрель спел балладу о храбром рыцаре.
The bard was a popular minstrel in the king's court.
Бард был популярным менестрелем при дворе короля.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
minstrelverb
minstreled
Präteritum
minstreled
Partizip Perfekt
minstreling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈmɪn.strəl/
US
/ˈmɪn.strəl/
Archaic but attested usage meaning ‘to perform as a minstrel’. Regular, weak verb.
minstreladjektiv
Attributive use before a noun: ‘minstrel show’, ‘minstrel costumes’, etc.

Definitionen

minstrelsubstantiv
A medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited poetry to entertain nobility.
The minstrel played a lively tune on his lute, captivating the audience with his musical prowess.
A performer in a minstrel show, which was a form of entertainment in the 19th and early 20th centuries featuring comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, often performed by white people in blackface.
The minstrel took the stage, his face painted in the controversial style of the era's minstrel shows.
minstrelverb
To perform as a minstrel, especially by singing or reciting poetry while travelling.
For years he minstreled from village to village, earning his living with song.
minstreladjektiv
Relating to or characteristic of minstrel shows or minstrels; used before another noun.
The museum houses an extensive archive of minstrel photographs and playbills.