Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A strolling singer, player, ballad-seller, or the like. See
busk , 4.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Chiefly British a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun New Zealand, UK, Canada A person who makes
money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) whileentertaining thepublic (often byplaying amusical instrument ) on thestreets or in other public area such as a park or market.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
Etymologies
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Examples
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I just watched the fabulous Irish film Once, about a Dublin busker and his unrequited love for a Czech-Irish piano player.
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A busker is a street performer that makes a living from entertaining people.
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A busker is a street performer that makes a living from entertaining people.
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The busker was a tall young man, built like a linebacker.
Spirits White As Lightning Lackey, Mercedes 2001
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And if somebody does demand a license, you know, and gets it, like the industrial-strength performers, I set up a non-sprinkling trust called the busker's fund.
Democracy Now! 2009
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I thought, * Well, being a busker was a good idea. '"
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I had been touring for about two years and I did about half of my shows solo, busker style -- just with an acoustic guitar -- and I did about half my shows with a full band, which was a crew of my friends from Minneapolis.
Mike Ragogna: Beyond Dirty Dancing & Semisonic : Conversations with Dan Wilson and Franke Previte Mike Ragogna 2010
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I was the homeless, home-schooled, half-blood busker of Hell's Kitchen.
Heather Kristin: The Accidental Mentor Heather Kristin 2011
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I was the homeless, home-schooled, half-blood busker of Hell's Kitchen.
Heather Kristin: The Accidental Mentor Heather Kristin 2011
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DW: I think for my new solo record, I took an idea from Live At The Pantages, actually, because I'm considering having one disk of busker versions with just one instrument and me, and then a second disk of full on band recording.
Mike Ragogna: Beyond Dirty Dancing & Semisonic : Conversations with Dan Wilson and Franke Previte Mike Ragogna 2010
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