n. Function: noun
1 a poet-singer who sang or recited verse to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument (as a harp) FF1C; bards were the theater of olden times FF1E;
Synonyms: jongleur, minstrel, troubadour
Related Words: meistersinger, minnesinger, rhapsodist; gleeman; skald; conteur
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Synonyms: POET , muse, Parnassian