gleeman

glee·man

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glee-muh n]
- /ˈgli mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glee-muh n]
- /ˈgli mən/

Definitions of gleeman word

noun plural gleeman (in medieval times) an itinerant singer; minstrel. 1
noun gleeman A professional entertainer, especially a singer. 1
noun gleeman a minstrel 0
noun gleeman a medieval minstrel 0

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Origin of gleeman

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English glēoman. See glee1, -man

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Parts of speech for Gleeman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gleeman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for gleeman

noun gleeman

troubadour — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
singer — Isaac Bashevis [bah-shev-is] /bɑˈʃɛv ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
player — Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.

All 11 Synonyms of gleeman