jongleur
jongleur · jongleurs
An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and FranceAn itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
US/ˈd͡ʒɑŋ.ɡlɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesAn itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
A juggler; a conjurer.
A mountebank.
More definitions
- a singer of folk songs
Origin
Borrowed from French jongleur. Doublet of juggler.Borrowed from French jongleur. Doublet of juggler.
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Forms
plural: jongleursSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a singer of folk songs:folk singerminstrelpoet-singertroubadour
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedjonglery