noun
troubadour
TROO-buh-daw
Troubadour (noun) means a traveling poet-musician of medieval Europe who composed and performed songs, often about courtly love. Example: “The troubadour wandered from castle to castle singing of unrequited love.”
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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.
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medieval troubadour
modern-day troubadour
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Word forms
- Plural
- troubadours
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Etymology
From Old Occitan trobar, "to find" or "to compose" — a troubadour was literally someone who "found" or invented songs.
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Rhymes for troubadour
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What does “troubadour” mean?
The word “troubadour” means a traveling poet-musician of medieval Europe who composed and performed songs, often about courtly love. In plain terms, a wandering singer-poet, historically from medieval southern France, or loosely any traveling musician-storyteller today.
How do you pronounce “troubadour”?
“Troubadour” is pronounced TROO-buh-daw (/ˈtrubəˌdɔr/ in IPA).
How do you use “troubadour” in a sentence?
Here is “troubadour” used in a sentence: “The troubadour wandered from castle to castle singing of unrequited love.”
What part of speech is “troubadour”?
“Troubadour” is a noun.
