gleeman
noun/ˈɡliːmən/
Etymology From Middle English gleman, gleoman, from Old English glēomann, glīġman, corresponding to glee (“music; minstrelsy; entertainment”) + man. Cognate with Scots gle-man, gleman (“gleeman, minstrel”).
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Historical A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer.
- The ancient Celts carefully distinguished the poet, who was originally a priest and judge as well and whose person was sacrosanct, from the mere gleeman.1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 17
- “One truth would I set high above all others,” repeated the gleeman.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 19:
- Related terms
- glee club