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Synonyms for jongleur

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jong-gler; French zhawn-glœr
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒŋ glər; French ʒɔ̃ˈglœr

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Définition of jongleur

Origin :
  • "wandering minstrel," 1779, from Norman-French jongleur, variant of Old French jogleor, from Latin ioculator "jester, joker" (see juggler). Revived in a technical sense by modern writers.
  • As in troubadour : noun singer
  • As in minstrel : noun ballad singer
  • As in minstrel : noun entertainer
Example sentences :
  • And is not all this what every dissour and jongleur tells us of in his stories of Merlin?
  • Extract from : « The Last Of The Barons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Their name, "jongleur," like "charity," covers a multitude of sins.
  • Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
  • Far, far away in some distant steading, the jongleur heard the crowing of a cock.
  • Extract from : « The Serf » by Guy Thorne
  • The troubadour, minstrel and jongleur or joglar, were not the same in dignity.
  • Extract from : « Masters of the Guild » by L. Lamprey
  • A jongleur was a singer who was not a poet, though he might make songs.
  • Extract from : « Masters of the Guild » by L. Lamprey
  • As the minstrel was termed in French jongleur and jugleur; so he was called in Spanish jutglar and juglar.
  • Extract from : « Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume I (of 3) » by Thomas Percy
  • His poetic gift, and his flexible voice and action, fitted him admirably for this double rle of troubadour and jongleur.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3 » by Various
  • A jongleur is always received heartily and entertained with the best; the payment will be in songs and tricks after supper.
  • Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
  • After supper they must go immediately to bed, unless with the remainder of the castle they sit up for a jongleur.
  • Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
  • It is often a question, indeed, to tell when a jongleur is really anything more than a roving scoundrel.
  • Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
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