gleeman

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡliːmən/ Rhymes: -iːmən === Noun === gleeman (plural gleemen) (historical) A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer. Synonym: songman 1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 17: 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. ==== Related terms ==== glee club === Anagrams === melange, mélange