From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
jongleur
n : a singer of folk songs [syn: folk singer, minstrel,
poet-singer, troubadour]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jongleur \Jon"gleur\, Jongler \Jon"gler\, n. [F. jongleur. See
Juggler.]
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1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who,
for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own
composition. See Troubadour.
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Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's
verse. --J R. Green.
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2. A juggler; a conjuror. See Juggler. --Milton. Jonquil