MEISTERSINGER


Meaning of MEISTERSINGER in English

[Mei.ster.sing.er] n, pl Meistersinger or Meistersingers [G, fr. MHG, fr. meister master + singer singer] (1845): a member of any of various German guilds formed chiefly in the 15th and 16th centuries by workingmen and craftsmen for the cultivation of poetry and music

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.