bard
noun
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
bards
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present tense formof bard (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This renders Mr. Bacon’s subtitle inapt: “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been told and retold by authors and bards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Wilson found his vocation as a street poet with a group of neighborhood bards known as the Centre Avenue Poets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
The exploits of Sundiata Keita, a near-mythical figure in the Mande oral tradition, have been passed down by generations of bards.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
In the same way we accept that bar fights get more dangerous if someone decides to punch up Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” on a jukebox, bards can cast spells in Dungeons & Dragons.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023
“The bards would sing of us,” he admitted, “but we’d be in no position to appreciate it.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
