minnesinger

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪnɪˌsɪŋə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(min′ə sing′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
min•ne•sing•er  (min′ə sing′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Danceone of a class of German lyric poets and singers of the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries.
  • German, equivalent. to Minne love + Singer singer
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
minnesinger / ˈmɪnɪˌsɪŋə/
  1. one of the German lyric poets and musicians of the 12th to 14th centuries
Etymology: 19th Century: from German: love-singer
'minnesinger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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