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
Oh, SZA — just to add to the bards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
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
It's home to the Academy, which trains everyone from bards to scholars to advisors to kings and queens.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2022
“The bards shall sing of our deeds—and of his.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
