minstrel
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minstrels
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minstrels
Britannica Dictionary definition of MINSTREL
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1
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a musical entertainer in the Middle Ages
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a wandering minstrel
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US
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a member of a group of entertainers who performed black American songs and jokes usually with blackened faces
◊ Minstrel shows were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
