a bard is a form of:

Bard



noun
1.
(A poet, minstrel) ក្រោះពាសទ្រូងសេះចម្បាំង, បន្ទះខ្លាញ់ស្រោបសាច់ខ្វៃ, ពាក្យកាព្យឃ្លោង, អ្នកនិពន្ធ, កវី
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
2.
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.
3.
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
4.
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.