chiefly British
: a person who entertains in a public place for donations
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Two of the buskers — Ruby Friedman from Portland and Ilana Katz Katz from Boston — will have come a long way to play less than a half-hour set that day.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busker. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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