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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jon•gleur ( jong′glər; Fr. zhôn glœr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gleurs (-glərz; Fr. -glœr′).USA pronunciation - Literature, Show Business(in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories. Cf. goliard.
- Latin joculātor joker, equivalent. to joculā(rī) to joke + -tor -tor
- French; Middle French jougleur (perh. by misreading, ou being read on), Old French jogleor
- 1755–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jongleur /French: ʒɔ̃ɡlœr/ n - (in medieval France) an itinerant minstrel
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French jogleour, from Latin joculātor joker, jester; see juggle |