Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now sometimes regarded as racist).
Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.
To play (a tune on a musical instrument); to sing (a song).
To act as a minstrel; to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, etc.
A musician who both sings and composes, especially when recording or performing his/her own compositions.