busker

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of busker In the decades-spanning biopic about legendary French songstress Édith Piaf, 31-year-old Marion Cotillard transformed into a convincing teenage busker, world-famous cabaret singer, and aging, arthritic morphine addict. Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025 Harry Perry, a famous Venice boardwalk busker who wears a turban, Sikh outfit, and roller skates, often follows the tour route of Grateful Dead spinoffs, playing on the grounds, and that’s proven lucrative for him. Cary Baker, SPIN, 29 Jan. 2025 And you’ll be entertained all the while by buskers and street performers. Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 Bad Bunny is selling the New York City busker fantasy. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for busker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for busker
trouper
Noun
  • The cost and the inspiration Carol, it should be noted, is a trouper.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Even though his health was failing up and down through the last three or four tours, what a trouper.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busker. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!