troubadour

[US]/'truːbədɔː/
[UK]/'trubədɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. poet-musician who performs songs and poetry

Example Sentences

The troubadour sang a beautiful love song.

She was captivated by the troubadour's enchanting voice.

The troubadour strummed his guitar under the moonlight.

The troubadour entertained the crowd with his lively performance.

In medieval times, troubadours were popular entertainers in courts and castles.

The troubadour's songs often told stories of chivalry and romance.

The troubadour traveled from town to town, sharing his music with different audiences.

Many troubadours composed their own songs and poems to perform for audiences.

The troubadour's performance was met with applause and cheers from the audience.

Legend has it that the troubadour's music had the power to heal the soul.

Real-world Examples

Another name for Romance Poetry that’s often synonym with it is troubadour poetry.Troubadours were the authors of the new romance poems.

Source: iBT New TOEFL Breakthrough Point

" Has your Highness seen the Lady Viola tonight? " asked a gallant troubadour of the fairy queen who floated down the hall upon his arm.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

Bullock's oriole and the Louisiana tanager are here also, with many warblers and other little mountain troubadours, most of them now busy about their nests.

Source: Summer walks through the mountains.

And yes these poems were also songs;many troubadours were able to make a living being full time poetswhich should tell you something about the value of that profession during the medieval times.

Source: New TOEFL TPO Listening

The political climates have settle down enough so that troubadours had the luxury being able to spend most if not all of their time, creating, crafting or composing their love songs for their audiences.

Source: New TOEFL TPO Listening

Neither Louis nor Henry had very high opinions of the troubadours, but Eleanor held them in high esteem, and after her separation from Henry, she set up her own court at Poitiers and surrounded herself again with artists.

Source: Encyclopedia of World History

The emergence of courtly love in southern France in the 12th century is all thanks to the troubadours, or poet-minstrels, who would either travel from town to town or be retained by a local court to provide their entertainment.

Source: Encyclopedia of World History

The girls, who had come into the porch to see us off, waved their hands to us; the weaver nodded kindly; the dustman bowed as gracefully as a troubadour; Dick shook the reins, and we were off.

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

According to some scholars, it was William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, who lived between 1071 and 1127, who was the first troubadour, and even if he wasn't the first, he certainly is the most famous of the early troubadours.

Source: Encyclopedia of World History

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