busker

American  

[buhs-ker] / ˈbʌs kər /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of busker

busk ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Sherika Sherard, a busker in the capital, said London was a great place to "find yourself and to have more experiences".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

He's a very handsome very young man who had been a busker or a peddler or a hat salesman or whatever.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2023

‘Wrong. He didn’t have the money, Kat. He’d spent it all. The disposable camera. The Mars bars. The Cokes. The busker.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd