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Gleeman

//ˈɡliːmən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer. historical

    "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."

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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