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- [troo-buh-dawr, -dohr, -doo r]
- /ˈtru bəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər/
- /ˈtruː.bə.dɔːr/
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- [troo-buh-dawr, -dohr, -doo r]
- /ˈtru bəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər/
Definitions of troubadour word
- noun troubadour one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère. 1
- noun troubadour any wandering singer or minstrel. 1
- noun troubadour travelling minstrel 1
- countable noun troubadour Troubadours were poets and singers who used to travel around and perform to noble families in Italy and France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. 0
- countable noun troubadour People sometimes refer to popular singers as troubadours, especially when the words of their songs are an important part of their music. 0
- noun troubadour any of a class of lyric poets who flourished principally in Provence and N Italy from the 11th to the 13th centuries, writing chiefly on courtly love in complex metric form 0
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Origin of troubadour
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < French < Provençal trobador, equivalent to trob(ar) to find, compose (see trover) + -ador < Latin -ātor -ator
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Parts of speech for Troubadour
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troubadour popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
troubadour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for troubadour
noun troubadour
- accompanist — An accompanist is a musician, especially a pianist, who plays one part of a piece of music while someone else sings or plays the main tune.
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- balladeer — a singer of ballads
- bard — People sometimes refer to William Shakespeare as the Bard.
- chanter — a person who chants
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