MINNESINGER Meaning of MINNESINGER in English [ 'mɪnəsɪŋə ]■ noun a German lyric poet and singer of the 12th–14th centuries, who performed songs of courtly love.OriginC19: from Ger. ~ 'love singer'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004