# troubadour

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtruːbəˌdɔː/ · frequency rank #50,858

## Definitions
1. An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

## Etymology
From Old Occitan trobar (“to find”) via Old French troubadour. Piecewise doublet of trouveur.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/troubadour