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busker

noun

Definition of busker

chiefly British

as in performer

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Recent Examples of busker Mike Yung is here, New York City subway busker. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, buskers entertain people in line playing drums with buckets. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026 The brothers gaze upon commonplace sights of crowds, peddlers, and buskers with fascination and wonder. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026 But the overall effect was to remind the audience that Bieber started out as a busker on the streets of Ontario. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for busker

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The Philadelphia Phillies endured another frustrating loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night, and the fallout reached a poor performer almost immediately.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Aronow started out as a performer herself, her childhood spent singing popular jingles for Hasbro and Kidz Bop.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of performer

Noun

Comedian, actor, and entertainer Bill Bellamy will be presented with the Icon Award at the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival, recognizing his decades of excellence and impact on stand-up comedy and entertainment.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Jelly-Schapiro, the author of a new biography of Belafonte, considers the entertainer’s distinctive combination of mainstream appeal and radical politics.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of entertainer

Noun

The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Above, she's pictured with Second City troupers Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas and long-time collaborator, Eugene Levy, at a 10 year reunion for the sketch show's Canadian debut.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026

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