jongleur

Alternative forms

• jongler

Etymology

Borrowed from French jongleur.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑŋ.ɡlɚ/, /ʒɔ̃.ˈɡlɝ/

Noun

jongleur (plural jongleurs)

1. An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
   • J. R. Green

     Vivacity and picturesqueness of the jongleur's verse.

2. A juggler; a conjurer.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

3. A mountebank.

Etymology

From Old French jangleor (and various other spellings) from jongler (“to entertain”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔ̃.ɡlœʁ/

Noun

jongleur m (plural jongleurs, feminine jongleuse)

1. (dated) an entertainer
2. a juggler
3. (Louisiana) a daydreamer

Further reading

• “jongleur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).