Definition of Troubadour
a traveling or local musician/poet that sings of folk legends and history
Examples of Troubadour in a sentence
In Medieval times, royalty often hired a court troubadour to sing their praises in the form of love ballads and bawdy drinking songs. 🔊
In New Orleans, a troubadour strums his guitar in the cemetery as he sings of unrequited love and ghastly ghost stories. 🔊
The troubadour traveled from city to city collecting folktales to sing for hungry patrons. 🔊
In some cultures, the troubadour is seen as a clumsy comedian with a guitar and in others he's praised as a musical historian. 🔊
The children gathered around the town troubadour to here their favorite songs about star crossed lovers of their city's past. 🔊
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