min·ne·sing·er 
(mĭnĭ-sĭng′ər, -zĭng′-)
(mĭnĭ-sĭng′ər, -zĭng′-)n.
One of the German lyric poets and singers in the troubadour tradition who flourished from the 1100s to the 1300s.
[German, from Middle High German : minne, love (from Old High German minna; see men-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + singer, singer; see MEISTERSINGER.]