Definition of Busker

1. Noun. A person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money.

Category relationships: Dance, Dancing, Saltation, Terpsichore
Generic synonyms: Entertainer

Definition of Busker

1. Noun. (New Zealand British Canada) A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Busker

1. a roaming entertainer [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Busker

businesspeople
businessperson
businesspersons
businesswear
businesswide
businesswise
businesswoman
businesswomen
businessworthiness
businessworthy
businessy
busing
busings
busked
busker (current term)
buskers
busket
buskets
buskin
buskined
busking
buskings
buskins
busks
busky
busless
buslike
busload
busloads

Literary usage of Busker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cincinnati Superior Court Reporter by Charles Phelps Taft, Ohio Superior Court (Cincinnati), Bellamy Storer, Peter Rawson Taft (1872)
"Sorg & busker v. Thornton et al. the §1500 note of Carson & Bro., extended thereby the ... H. busker, Partners as Sorg & busker, v. GEORGE THORNTON ET AL. ..."

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