SINCE 1828
Meistersinger
noun
Meis·ter·sing·er
| \ ˈmīs-tər-ˌsiŋ-ər
, -ˌziŋ-\
, -ˌziŋ-\
plural Meistersinger
or Meistersingers
Definition of Meistersinger
: a member of any of various German guilds formed chiefly in the 15th and 16th centuries by workingmen and craftsmen for the cultivation of poetry and music
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