troubadour C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈtrubəˌdɔr/ UK /ˈtruːbəˌdɔː/ See IPA manual Freq #36969 Meanings 1 noun a medieval lyric poet and musician, especially one composing in Occitan and singing of courtly love A troubadour sang of courtly love before the assembled court. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a medieval lyric poet and... minstrel Word family Forms troubadours Etymology From Old Occitan trobar (“to find”) via Old French troubadour. Piecewise doublet of trouveur. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # troubadour **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtrubəˌdɔr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtruːbəˌdɔː/ **Frequency rank:** 36969 ## Meanings 1. a medieval lyric poet and musician, especially one composing in Occitan and singing of courtly love ## Examples - A troubadour sang of courtly love before the assembled court. ## Synonyms - minstrel ## Etymology From Old Occitan trobar (“to find”) via Old French troubadour. Piecewise doublet of trouveur. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown