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a writer and performer of songs or poetry in the Middle Ages
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Recent Examples of troubadours
Stroll around the Artist Quarter, where troubadours serenade passersby in the evenings.
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Zanny Merullo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
His early writing reflected the popular style of the French troubadours, courtly poet-musicians who sang of their longing for a beautiful lady.
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Claudia Roth Pierpont,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.
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Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
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Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Zanny Merullo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
His early writing reflected the popular style of the French troubadours, courtly poet-musicians who sang of their longing for a beautiful lady.
—
Claudia Roth Pierpont,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.
—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubadours
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The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
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The bards were the first adapters.
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Some stars leading the odds to attend include producers Max Martin and Jack Antonoff, as well as singers Gracie Abrams, Phoebe Bridgers and Lana Del Rey.
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From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.
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How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
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Over the decades, jazz has been a unifying force — with Black and white musicians sharing stages, and female vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald becoming icons of independence.
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In My Voice delves into Wilson’s story, from her childhood in Seattle to her evolution as one of the greatest vocalists and songwriters in rock history.
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“Troubadours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troubadours. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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