Plural of minstrel

Forms of minstrel

Minstrels in a sentence

• Songs and conjuring and a play called "Box and Cox," very amusing, and a lot of throwing things about in it—bacon and chops and things—and nigger minstrels.1904, E[dith] Nesbit, “(please specify the page)”, in New Treasure Seekers, London: Ernest Benn, →OCLC
• Lacking food, Jimmy reverts to his “minstrels'” — speed — and in a paranoia of drugs and near-starvation the pair fall out.2008, Julian Evans, Semi-Invisible Man: The Life of Norman Lewis, page 510
• Between courses, the banqueters were entertained by minstrels in medieval garb.From the entry banqueter
• White entertainers like Eddie Cantor (left) cashed in on the blackenization of White America by imitating Black minstrels in blackface.1980, Louie Robinson, "The Blackening of White America", Ebony, May 1980, page 162 (image caption). From the entry blackenization
• The five others nearby likewise made ready to serve as invocators—instruments and voices harrumphing as would a body of minstrels in preparation for some performance.2007, Gary Gygax, The Anubis Murders, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry invocator

Meaning of minstrel

1. noun Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
2. noun Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
3. noun One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now regarded as racist).

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Questions about the plural of minstrel

What is the plural of minstrel?

The plural of minstrel is minstrels.

Is minstrel countable?

Minstrel is a countable noun.