Associations to the word «Minstrel»
Noun
- Christy
- Troupe
- Vaudeville
- Bard
- Emmett
- Lay
- Jester
- Harp
- Lute
- Nigger
- Banjo
- Starling
- Ballad
- Odysseus
- Canto
- Entertainer
- Skit
- Orpheus
- Stereotype
- Sang
- Performer
- Fiddle
- Mirth
- Lew
- Traveling
- Sparks
- Caricature
- Chivalry
- Accompaniment
- Colored
- Sing
- Repertoire
- Piper
- Epsom
- Chaucer
- Tune
- Guild
- Wand
- Rune
- Throng
- Garb
- Mcguire
- Fiddler
- Sweeney
- Singing
- Melody
- Bryant
- Carnival
- Circus
- Seer
- Rapture
- Dancer
- Swell
- Hicks
- Clown
- Melodrama
- Charlemagne
- Scarlet
- Purple
- Hogg
- Stowe
- Renown
- Revel
- Rabbit
- Mandolin
- Show
- Vogel
- Walther
- Ale
- Farce
- Comedian
- Romance
- Nightingale
- Capt
- Tavern
- Mcintosh
Adjective
Wiktionary
MINSTREL, noun. (historical) A medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment.
MINSTREL, noun. One of a troupe of entertainers who wore black makeup (blackface) to present a variety show of song, dance and banjo music; now considered racist.
MINSTREL GALLERY, noun. A balcony or loft for musicians in a hall or church
MINSTREL SHOW, noun. (theater) A variety show performed by minstrels, primarily white people in blackface.
MINSTREL SHOWS, noun. Plural of minstrel show
Dictionary definition
MINSTREL, noun. A singer of folk songs.
MINSTREL, noun. A performer in a minstrel show.
MINSTREL, verb. Celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.