minnesinger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minnesinger
1815–25; < German, equivalent to Minne love + Singer singer
Example Sentences
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Crosby is a sort of medical minnesinger, who comes to substitute while the old man takes a vacation.
From Time Magazine Archive
But what ultimately emerges is a tremulous song in praise of the Midwest, a region that has long needed a minnesinger.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The dough at Stowe lies mostly in the snow," crooned a banjo-toting minnesinger before the inevitable open fireplace of that famed ski retreat in Vermont last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the space of a year or two, Bob Dylan, the prolific minnesinger from Minnesota, has refurbished the repertory of nearly every folk singer on record.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Humbert!" exclaimed the youth, in a searching whisper, "would you like to play the minnesinger in this storm?"
From The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century by Miles, George Henry
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