Dictionary![]() ![]() min•strelPronunciation: (min'strul), [key] —n. 1. a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour. 2. a musician, singer, or poet. 3. one of a troupe of comedians, usually white men made up as black performers, presenting songs, jokes, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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