as in poet
a person who writes poetry
Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside
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Like many such venues across America, the Kempner also hosted lectures, minstrel shows, musicals, operas, plays and vaudeville acts, along with community events such as school graduations.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
His grandfather Daniel was a miner who would perish in an underground accident, and his great uncle George owned a minstrel show that toured Western mining camps.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
These all-white liberal Dems are the stars of a new Democratic Party minstrel show.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
His grandfather Daniel was a miner who would perish in an underground accident, and his great uncle George owned a minstrel show that toured Western mining camps.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
These all-white liberal Dems are the stars of a new Democratic Party minstrel show.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for minstrel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minstrel
poet
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The latest iteration, which will take the form of a video installation, honors Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada, who died in an Israeli airstrike in October 2023.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 Mar. 2026
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Political leader Simón Bolivar and poets Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral are among the other people depicted in the mural.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Minstrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minstrel. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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