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Wanderer vs Minstrel - What's the difference?

wanderer | minstrel |

As nouns the difference between wanderer and minstrel

is that wanderer is one who wanders, who travels aimlessly while minstrel is (historical) a medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment.

wanderer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (soccer) someone connected with any number of soccer clubs known as the .
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    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