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Recent Examples of busker
Then linger on the touristy yet captivating Place du Tertre, a blur of bistros, buskers, and open-air artists vying for the business of getting your kids to sit for a caricature or portrait.
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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The sidewalks are dotted with buskers, and the crowds spill into the streets.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Although digital payments have helped buskers make up for a decline in cash tips, performers are still struggling.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Milwaukee folk-punk buskers turned alternative radio hitmakers the Violent Femmes are also profiled.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Jan. 2025
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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The sidewalks are dotted with buskers, and the crowds spill into the streets.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Although digital payments have helped buskers make up for a decline in cash tips, performers are still struggling.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Milwaukee folk-punk buskers turned alternative radio hitmakers the Violent Femmes are also profiled.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busker
Noun
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Authorities called for additional measures to prevent overlap between performer and audience exit times and to minimize traffic disruption in the surrounding area.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The 30-year-old from Venezuela pitched out of the bullpen early on but has been a steady performer and mostly a reliable winner since moving into the rotation exclusively in 2022.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Johnson, a 54-year-old entertainer who hosts gospel brunches and soul nights in Inglewood according to his social media, did not respond to messages or a letter left at his home.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of 120 shows, the entertainer’s gross ticket sales topped more than $100 million.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Honey, played by Buddy Dalton, is a trouper—an older pooch unfazed by the lights and audience.—
Mary Damiano,
Miami Herald,
2 Dec. 2025
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The pair have been good, loyal troupers while the S.S. Monfort caught fire, then sank.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busker. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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