minstrel
/ˈmɪnstrəl/noun
1- a medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility（中世纪）吟游歌手（或乐师）, 豪门艺人（尤指以唱歌或随配乐朗诵抒情或英雄诗取悦贵族的歌手或乐师）。
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- chiefly historical a member of a band of entertainers with blackened faces who performed songs and music ostensibly of black American origin〈主史〉（由白人装扮成黑人表演的）演唱队成员。
词源
Middle English: from Old French menestral 'entertainer, servant'， via Provençal from late Latin ministerialis'servant' （see MINISTERIAL）.