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busk·er | \ ˈbə-skər 
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\Definition of busker
chiefly British
: a person who entertains in a public place for donations
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busk \ ˈbəsk \ intransitive verb
\ intransitive verbExamples of busker in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The buskers have been banished; the perambulators have perished.
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Rachel Schallom, Fortune, "Diary of a lockdown: What it feels like in 16 cities during the pandemic," 21 Mar. 2020 Kennedy, a former busker, leads the midweek albums chart, with the Beatles’ classic album dropping to No.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, "Tones And I, Dermot Kennedy Lead U.K. Midweek Charts," 8 Oct. 2019 There are no cops patrolling on foot, no buskers with guitars and collection tins, no homeless men seeking spare change for bus fare.
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Staff, Indianapolis Star, "Our Hoosier life: One day in Indiana under coronavirus," 23 Apr. 2020 Performing artists are live-streaming their talents on Facebook and Instagram, like virtual buskers.
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Washington Post, "This orchestra in Little Rock is performing bedtime lullabies for your self-quarantine," 17 Mar. 2020 For adults looking for a little interaction of their own, Kentucky Shakespeare has also partnered with Louisville's nonprofit literary press Saraband Books, who will have strolling buskers at the performances creating interactive poetry for guests.
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Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, "Free 2020 Kentucky Shakespeare Festival features 'Shakespeare in Love,' Henry V' and more," 23 Feb. 2020 The main square is filled with Mexican families on holiday, laughing children running on the grass and buying balloons from street vendors, and couples sipping coffee from portico -covered cafes, serenaded by buskers.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Get yourself to Puebla, Mexico’s best-kept vacation secret, before the secret is out - The Boston Globe," 1 Nov. 2019 Taylor headed straight to New York City’s East Village after graduating, ending up as a Washington Square Park busker.
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Raisa Bruner, Time, "'I Knew Inevitably It Would Betray You.' James Taylor on Avoiding the Trap of Celebrity," 6 Feb. 2020 In one, an elderly man hears buskers on the metro playing an old military march and recalls a wartime love affair.
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, "The Kremlin’s Creative Director," 9 Dec. 2019
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