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Minstrel
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Musicians:
Originally, an
entertainer
employed
to
juggle
,
play music
,
sing
,
tell
stories
, etc.; a
buffoon
, a
fool
, a
jester
;
later
, a
medieval
(especially
travelling
)
entertainer
who would
recite
and
sing
poetry
, often to their own
musical
accompaniment.
●
In Musicians:
Any
lyric
poet
,
musician
, or singer.
●
In American English & Musicians:
One of a
troupe
of
entertainers
, often a
white person
who
wore
black
makeup
(blackface), to present a
so-called
minstrel show
, being a
variety show
of
banjo
music
,
dance
, and
song
(now sometimes
regarded
as racist).
●
In Recreational drugs:
An
amphetamine
tablet
,
typically
black
, or
black and white
, in colour.
Verb
●
In Musicians:
To
play
(a
tune
on a
musical instrument
); to
sing
(a song).
●
In Musicians:
To
act
as a
minstrel
; to
entertain
by
playing
a
musical instrument
,
singing
, etc.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
minstrel
English
menestrel
Middle English (1100-1500)
menestral
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
ministerialis
Latin
ministerium
Latin
minister
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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