troubadour

noun

Definition of troubadournext
as in bard
a writer and performer of songs or poetry in the Middle Ages

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Recent Examples of troubadour The 78-year-old troubadour bravely refused to engage in the kind of safe, predictable, by-the-numbers show that — apart from Bob Dylan and Paul Simon — too many of his baby-boomer peers are content to dole out night after night to nostalgia-craving audiences. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 That this arrives at the end of an album about the trials and glories inherent to the work of troubadours, a tale of highway butterflies surviving in the place that let them, of love that didn’t die young, is just right. — Jenn Pelly, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2026 Perhaps the international biennial is not doomed to fade away like the art of the medieval troubadour or the magic-lantern show. — Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026 Justin Townes Earle may have traveled the world as an Americana troubadour, but the story of the singer-songwriter’s life can be told in just a few square miles in his native Nashville. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for troubadour
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  1. bard
  2. singer
  3. songster
  4. vocalist
Noun
  • Nolan cast Travis Scott in the role of a bard because of the parallels between the rapper's primary profession and the nature of The Odyssey itself.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 21 June 2026
Definition of bard
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  • While out in New York City, the singer and actress wore black capris with a bomber jacket and kitten heels, proving the pants can feel both relaxed and polished.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, Mastodon released a new video, The Mastodon in the Room, which sees the three founding members reflecting on good and bad times with late singer-guitarist Brett Hinds, who died in a motorcycle accident last year.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Definition of singer
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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
Definition of songster
Noun
  • Here, the vocalist juxtaposed a mature half-sheer white gown with a ballerina bun, blue eyeliner in her bottom lash line, coral and bronze eye shadow on her lids, black mascara and a nude lip.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Bisquiteen Studio, There Near finds Mascis, bassist/vocalist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph joined on a handful of tracks by local pianist/organist Ken Mauri.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 June 2026
Definition of vocalist

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