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[n] a singer of folk songs

Wandering minstrel hired by the French troubadour and trouvères poets to perform their compositions.

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Synonyms

folk singer, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour

See Also...

Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter Seeger, Seeger, singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, Woody Guthrie

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