troubadour
noun
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In the Middle Ages, troubadours were the shining knights of poetry (in fact, some were ranked as high as knights in the feudal class structure). Troubadours made chivalry a high art, writing poems and singing about chivalrous love, creating the mystique of refined damsels, and glorifying the gallant knight on his charger. Troubadour was a fitting name for such creative artists: it derives from an Old Occitan word meaning "to compose." In modern contexts, troubadour still refers to the song-meisters of the Middle Ages, but it has been extended to cover contemporary poet-musicians as well.
Examples of troubadour in a Sentence
Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The other person in the room is fellow troubadour and rabble-rouser Pete Seeger.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
In the featurette below, premiering exclusively on Billboard, Sink is a traveling troubadour in a wasteland communicating with her music, but runs afoul of a charismatic dictator, Plutonovich, played by Bartlett.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
In March, the venue offers its first full month of programming; shows include classic rock staple Journey, troubadour Jason Isbell and EDM favorite Deadmau5, among others.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Troubadour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubadour. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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