Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun minstrel
2 senses of minstrel
Sense 1
folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour -- (a singer of folk songs)
=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)
Sense 2
minstrel -- (a performer in a minstrel show)
=> performer, performing artist -- (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb minstrel
1 sense of minstrel
Sense 1
minstrel -- (celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels)
=> sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")