From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbardbard /bɑːd $ bɑːrd/ noun 1 [countable] literaryAL a poet2 → the Bard
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bard• I can be a bard, a philosopher, an actor.• Ben Izzy, 37, studied storytelling and writing at Stanford University before traveling to 23 countries as a globetrotting bard.• The bard was fair, but she must teach them some court dances, Elizabeth thought.Origin bard (1400-1500) Scottish Gaelic 