jongleur Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a singer of folk songs
    troubadour; minstrel; folk singer; poet-singer.

WordNet

Jon"gleur, Jon"gler noun (Also<
  • Jongleur
  • Jongler
)
Etymology
F. jongleur. See Juggler.
Definitions
  1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour.
    Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's verse. J R. Green.
  2. A juggler; a conjuror. See Juggler. Milton.

Webster 1913