Meistersinger

noun

Meis·ter·sing·er | \ˈmīs-tər-ˌsiŋ-ər,

-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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