English noun: minstrel | |||
1. | minstrel (person) a singer of folk songs | ||
Synonyms | folk singer, jongleur, poet-singer, troubadour | ||
Broader (hypernym) | singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer | ||
Instance hyponym | Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter Seeger, Seeger, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, Woody Guthrie | ||
2. | minstrel (person) a performer in a minstrel show | ||
Broader (hypernym) | performer, performing artist | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | corner man, end man, interlocutor, middleman | ||
Member meronym | minstrel show | ||
English verb: minstrel | |||
1. | minstrel (creation) celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue minstrel | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
Domain category | music | ||