noun
troubadour
TROO-buh-daw
noun
1
A traveling poet-musician of medieval Europe who composed and performed songs, often about courtly love.
"The troubadour wandered from castle to castle singing of unrequited love."
"Modern folk singers are sometimes described as troubadours in the old tradition."
How to Use Troubadour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA wandering singer-poet, historically from medieval southern France, or loosely any traveling musician-storyteller today.
Common pairings
medieval troubadour
modern-day troubadour
Word Forms
troubadours plural
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Etymology
From Old Occitan trobar, "to find" or "to compose" — a troubadour was literally someone who "found" or invented songs.