1. (n.) A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

2. (n.) Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.

3. (n.) Alt. of Barde.

4. (v. t.) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

5. (n.) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.

6. (n.) Specifically, Peruvian bark.

Meistersinger Parnassian arch-poet ballad maker ballad singer balladeer balladmonger beat poet bucoliast elegist epic poet fili folk singer folk-rock singer gleeman idyllist imagist jongleur laureate librettist major poet maker minnesinger minor poet minstrel modernist muse occasional poet odist pastoral poet pastoralist poet poet laureate poetress rhapsode rhapsodist satirist scop serenader skald sonneteer street singer strolling minstrel symbolist troubadour trouveur trovatore vers libriste vers-librist wait wandering minstrel