busker

American  

[buhs-ker] / ˈbʌs kər /

noun

buskers plural

1. someone who performs on the street or in a public place, especially for money.

   Buskers staked out small areas on the boardwalk to serenade the crowd with old-fashioned favorites and newfangled hits.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• buskers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of busker

busk ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

busker buskers

He also isn’t a busker, although his shows are free community events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

She typically charges customers $60 for a photo, and even with the Strip steadily growing more expensive—when a snapshot with a busker costs roughly the same as a burger and beer—her financial model has broken.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

I’m on a low rung of the ladder, just above busker.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

As a musician who found her feet as a busker on the streets of Brighton, heckling is something Maisie's familiar with.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023

There used to be her favorite busker bringing curious visitors to their Commedia Close.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Casual payments, such as charity donations, honesty boxes, crafts stalls and rewarding buskers, are increasingly made digitally.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

I listen to buskers and eat unhealthy snacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024

City officials are working with business owners in the area, the Downtown Seattle Association and Pike Place Market to cultivate the space, which might include pop-up food vendors, buskers and market extensions, Housen said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

From the beginning, buskers have been a big part of "Ted Lasso."

From Salon ● May 4, 2023

Mum wanted to go to Covent Garden to see the buskers.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd