Definition of strolling players in US English:
strolling players
plural nounstroʊlɪŋ ˈpleɪərz
historical A troupe of itinerant actors.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other activities include a town crier, strolling players, theatre groups and dancers in period costume depicting the history.
- The Bard can rest easy - his Merry Wives were in safe hands when the band of strolling players promenaded around Turton Tower.
- He is set down to watch the play that follows, performed solely for his benefit by strolling players.
- It is a long way from a hundred years ago when we were the strolling players - rogues and vagabonds.
- It has its stylistic roots in the strolling players and minstrels of the Middle Ages.