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troubadour

noun

Definition of troubadour

as in bard

a writer and performer of songs or poetry in the Middle Ages

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Recent Examples of troubadour The cast features not just the creator, who makes the Manic Pixie Dream Girl archetype her own as ukulele troubadour Lulu, but also a pre-Bridgerton Jonathan Bailey in the wild role of an inveterate womanizer. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Fusing hilarious candor with righteous anger, this barefoot troubadour who recognized that the personal is always political (and vice versa) launched his career in a serious way after moving to Memphis. — John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2 Aug. 2026 Showing the kind of humility that one just doesn’t see in the music business — or, all too often, in any business at all — Frank turned over the last part of the main set to fellow CCM troubadour Cory Asbury. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Stroll around the Artist Quarter, where troubadours serenade passersby in the evenings. — Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for troubadour

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Variations in form and narrative However, many poets, bards, and troubadours experimented with form to create ballads featuring more than four lines in a stanza and different rhyme schemes or meters.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
In that sense, Deutsch, 51, wants to be the bard of Chicago, in part by leading by example.

— Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bard

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How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.

— Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023

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The initial lineup includes Ella Langley, who leads the 2026 noms with nine, along with reigning male vocalist of the year, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Machado was particularly obsessed with Lisa Velez, the lead vocalist of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, who took freestyle to new heights.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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