as in bards
a writer and performer of songs or poetry in the Middle Ages
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Recent Examples of troubadours
There are other skalds, or griots, or troubadours devoted to the goings on in the Pembroke (and, later, Powell) home, and when the reruns hit the streamers our world grew.
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Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubadours
Noun
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As onlookers began to notice, more musicians suddenly joined in — including a pianist and extra singers — from other open balconies above the street.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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One of the year’s finest songs feels both timeless and fresh, a patient and yearning ode to young love from one of London’s most promising young pop singers.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, it was then revealed that Morvan and Pilatus were not the vocalists on any of Milli Vanilli's songs.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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While dance music vocalists often live in the shadows of the scene, her goal is to put herself, her voice, her personality and her stories at the fore.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Troubadours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troubadours. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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