jongleur

Noun

Synonyms: folk singer minstrel poet-singer troubadour

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

a singer of folk songsSynonyms: folk singer minstrel poet-singer troubadour

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jongleur \Jon"gleur\, Jongler \Jon"gler\, n. [F. jongleur. See Juggler.] [1913 Webster]

1.In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour. [1913 Webster]

Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's verse.— J R. Green.[1913 Webster]

2.A juggler; a conjuror. See Juggler. --Milton. Jonquil