minstrel

• اسم يدل على مغنٍّ للأناشيد الشعبية أو مؤدٍّ في عرض من عروض المنستريل. ويُطلق تاريخيًّا على الشاعر الموسيقي الجوّال في العصور الوسطى.

A noun referring to a singer of folk songs or a performer in a minstrel show.

1. Medieval singer of folk songsB2formalart

   A traveling musician and poet in medieval times who sang or recited songs and poems, often about heroic deeds or love.

   مغنّي العصور الوسطى الشعبي

   • The minstrel entertained the king's court with a ballad about a brave knight.
   • Traveling minstrels were common in Europe during the Middle Ages.
   • He played the lute and sang like a wandering minstrel.

   المرادفاتbardjongleurtroubadour

2. Performer in a minstrel showC1formalamericanart

   A performer in a 19th-century American theatrical show that stereotyped African Americans, now considered deeply offensive and racist.

   مؤدٍّ في عرض المنستريل

   • Minstrel shows were a popular form of entertainment in the 1800s, but are now condemned for their racist portrayals.
   • The history of minstrel shows is a painful part of American cultural history.
   • Modern audiences rightly reject the offensive stereotypes promoted by minstrel performers.

   المرادفاتblackface

• مصطلح تاريخي يُطلق على فنان أو شاعر أو موسيقي من العصور الوسطى كان يغني ويُنشد الشعر، وغالبًا ما كان يتنقل بين البلاطات والقصور. ويُستخدم أيضًا للإشارة إلى المغني الجوّال أو الترفيهي الشعبي.

A historical term for a medieval entertainer, poet, or musician who performed songs and recited poetry, often traveling between courts.

1. Celebrate by singingC2formalart

   To celebrate or recount something through song, in the style of a medieval minstrel.

   يُنشِد

   • The poet minstrelled the hero's great deeds.
   • They minstrelled the beauty of the spring morning.
   • He minstrelled the tale of the lost kingdom.

   المرادفاتcarolchanthymnsingwarble