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minstrel meaning in Tamil

அரசவைப் பாடகர்

UK/ˈmɪnstɹ(ə)l/

minstrel in Tamil: அரசவைப் பாடகர், நாடோடிப் பாடகர், பாணர், இசைவாணர். In English, minstrel means 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.

Tamil words for minstrel

அரசவைப் பாடகர், நாடோடிப் பாடகர், பாணர், இசைவாணர்

English 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).
  4. noun An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.

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What is the meaning of minstrel in Tamil?
Minstrel in Tamil is அரசவைப் பாடகர், நாடோடிப் பாடகர், பாணர், இசைவாணர்.
minstrel என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Minstrel: அரசவைப் பாடகர், நாடோடிப் பாடகர், பாணர், இசைவாணர்.
What does minstrel mean in English?
Minstrel means 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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: minstrel (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: minstrel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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