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Minstrel vs Maestro - What's the difference?

minstrel | maestro |

As nouns the difference between minstrel and maestro

is that minstrel is (historical) a medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment while maestro is a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.

minstrel

English

(wikipedia minstrel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment.
  • One of a troupe of entertainers who wore black makeup (blackface) to present a variety show of song, dance and banjo music; now considered racist.

    • Quotations

    * 1885 — *: A wandering minstrel I — *: A thing of shreds and patches, *: Of ballads, songs and snatches,

    Synonyms

    * (traveling musical entertainer) bard, folk singer, troubadour

    See also

    * vaudeville

    maestro

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.

    • Synonyms

    * master

    Related terms

    * maestra * magister * magisterium * magistra * meister * miss * missus * mister * mistress * * * MS

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