busker
noun
busk·er
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Definition of busker
chiefly British
: a person who entertains in a public place for donations
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Other Words from busker
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intransitive verb
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Examples of busker in a Sentence
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, is greeted by a street busker during his visit at the Old Town in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 26, 2019. — Washington Post, "AP Interview: Indonesia’s Widodo to push unpopular reforms," 27 July 2019 Her new memoir tells the story of her journey from a preteen busker in Buffalo, N.Y., to a record label founder and owner — and bona fide rock star on her own terms. — Michael Schaub, latimes.com, "Last minute Father’s Day gifts for 7 different kinds of book-loving dads," 11 June 2019 The preachers and buskers and rappers and guys in superhero costumes go elsewhere: this is a quiet plaza, its quiet enforced by its occupants, using the power of the New York stare that can stifle interruptions and kill small flowering plants. — Garrison Keillor, Harper's magazine, "Hurrah for the Plaza," 22 July 2019 MARTIN SEXTON Known for his stylistic diversity and vocal gymnastics, the onetime Harvard Square busker once said that his biggest challenge as a songwriter is to come up with songs that don’t suck. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world," 16 July 2019 Here, families and tourists stroll, relax, dine, shop, listen to crooning buskers and bands or pop down to the gravelly beach for a dip in Black Sea waters warmed by the summer sun. — Jeff Opdyke, latimes.com, "Crimea is an unexpected beauty set against an unsettled history," 23 June 2019 Photograph buskers strumming on Grafton Street and stroll in the footsteps of Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, and W. B. Yeats, all of whom lived on beautiful Merrion Square. — National Geographic, "Ireland High School Expedition," 12 June 2019 Other buskers have since challenged Puryear for the same spot. — Stephanie Farr, Philly.com, "Old City busker promotes love with his signs and his sax, Miss Nasty | We the People," 3 July 2018 Southampton, unlike New York City, isn’t especially tolerant of buskers. — Emily Glazer, WSJ, "The Fanciest Busking Gig in America: Outside a Gas Station in the Hamptons," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'busker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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