- busker
- busk|er [ `bʌskər ] noun count MAINLY BRITISHsomeone who performs music in the streets and other public places for money
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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busker — (n.) itinerant entertainer, 1857, from busk (v.) to offer goods for sale only in bars and taprooms, 1851 (in Mayhew), perhaps from busk to cruise as a pirate, which was used in a figurative sense by 1841, in reference to people living shifless… … Etymology dictionary
busker — usk er n. a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing). [Chiefly British] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
busker — /ˈbasker, ingl. ˈbʌskə(r)/ [deriv. del v. to busk «intrattenere con esecuzioni musicali nelle strade»] s. m. e f. inv. artista di strada, cantastorie, saltimbanco … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
busker — UK [ˈbʌskə(r)] / US [ˈbʌskər] noun [countable] Word forms busker : singular busker plural buskers British someone who performs music in the streets and other public places for money … English dictionary
busker — [[t]bʌ̱skə(r)[/t]] buskers N COUNT A busker is a person who sings or plays music for money in streets and other public places. [BRIT] … English dictionary
busker — busk ► VERB 1) play music in the street for voluntary donations. 2) (busk it) informal improvise. DERIVATIVES busker noun. ORIGIN from obsolete French busquer seek … English terms dictionary
Busker Alley — Infobox Musical name= Busker Alley caption= Poster for planned Broadway production music= Richard M. Sherman lyrics= Robert B. Sherman book=AJ Carothers basis= 1938 film St. Martin s Lane productions= 1994 US tour 1995 Broadway Canceled 2006 NY… … Wikipedia
busker — noun Etymology: busk, probably from Italian buscare to procure, gain, from Spanish buscar to look for Date: 1857 chiefly British a person who entertains in a public place for donations • busk intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
busker — a fisherman who dares all weathers (Cornish dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
busker — See busk. * * * … Universalium
busker — noun A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market … Wiktionary
