chiefly British
: a person who entertains in a public place for donations
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That is being followed by the 16th Street Summer Kickoff on May 31 and June 1, with the IFSC World Speed Climbing World Cup; the 16th Street Grand Bazaar, featuring local crafts, clothing and food; the Skyline Beer Garden; and bands, buskers and art installations up and down the corridor.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
Our man is an accountant skipping out on a day of work who winds up in a busy square and, inexplicably, begins to dance to the beat of a drumming busker.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Its centerpiece is a joyous scene (albeit one laced with poignant undertones) where Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) and a stranger named Janice (Annalise Basso) dance in the street to the drums of a busker (played by a dynamo who goes by the moniker, The Pocket Queen).
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Young buskers strum ukuleles outside Brad Walker Pottery on this day, harmonizing to a Jason Mraz song that was popular before they were born.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
Our man is an accountant skipping out on a day of work who winds up in a busy square and, inexplicably, begins to dance to the beat of a drumming busker.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Its centerpiece is a joyous scene (albeit one laced with poignant undertones) where Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) and a stranger named Janice (Annalise Basso) dance in the street to the drums of a busker (played by a dynamo who goes by the moniker, The Pocket Queen).
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Young buskers strum ukuleles outside Brad Walker Pottery on this day, harmonizing to a Jason Mraz song that was popular before they were born.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for busker
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“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busker. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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