chiefly British
: a person who entertains in a public place for donations
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Or, not unlike other major cities’ subway systems, what if there were buskers playing music in the skyways or more ambitious public art installations, Hanley asks.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
As the days grow longer, locals and travelers spill into beer gardens for ice-cold pints and people-watching, wander the Grand or Royal Canals, and pause to listen to buskers on Grafton Street.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Busking for a cause Nearly every weekend over the summer, played in public places for voluntary donations as buskers.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2025
No, not a creepy busker with a theremin, but the 1962 feature film directed by Morton DaCosta.
—Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
As the days grow longer, locals and travelers spill into beer gardens for ice-cold pints and people-watching, wander the Grand or Royal Canals, and pause to listen to buskers on Grafton Street.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Busking for a cause Nearly every weekend over the summer, played in public places for voluntary donations as buskers.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2025
No, not a creepy busker with a theremin, but the 1962 feature film directed by Morton DaCosta.
—Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 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 14 Jan. 2026.
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