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Synonyms for troubadour

Most common

poet folk singer minstrel jongleur

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

Related words

Phrases
troubadour fiddle
Other spellings
trobador troubador

Forms

Plural
troubadours → minstrels, poets, jongleurs…

Example sentences

  • poet The poet attempted to commit suicide in his study.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
troubadourrising
poetsteady
minstrelrising
jongleursteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
poet2
8 letters
minstrel2, jongleur

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (poet2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
troubadour
Español
trovador