A German lyric poet and singer of the 12th–14th centuries, who performed songs of courtly love.
（12至14世纪德国歌咏骑士与已婚贵夫人爱情的）恋诗歌手
Example sentencesExamples
The presence of foreign musicians from the 12th century onwards is a sign that the music of the troubadours and the German Minnesinger was cultivated by the court.
Meistersingers were the successors of the German Minnesingers.
When singing, the Minnesingers accompanied themselves with either the lute or the harp.
In fact Neidhart was the only Minnesinger whose music was printed during the Renaissance.
The music here is traditional, and is performed the way the Minnesingers wrote it - history was kind to their songs, and many survived to this day.
Origin
Early 19th century: from German Minnesinger 'love singer'.