Definitions for busker
busker

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. buskernoun

   a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buskernoun

   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.

2. Etymology: From busk + -er

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. busker

   Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers in the United Kingdom. Outside of New York, buskers is not a term generally used in American English.Performances are anything that people find entertaining, including acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime, living statue, musical performance, one man band, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or reciting poetry or prose, street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre, sword swallowing, ventriloquism and washboarding. Buskers may be solo performers or small groups.

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1. busker

   A busker is a person who performs music or other forms of entertainment in public places, typically on streets, in exchange for voluntary donations from passersby. These performances can include a variety of artistic activities such as singing, playing a musical instrument, juggling, magic shows, or even living statue performances.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUSKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Busker is ranked #47878 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Busker surname appeared 442 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Busker.
   
   95.4% or 422 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Dancing
   • Entertainer

Anagrams for busker »

1. bureks

2. burkes

How to pronounce busker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say busker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of busker in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of busker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of busker in a Sentence

1. Lyrical Double G Genius:

   I ain't a street busker, I'm a microphone hustler, manipulating lyrics I'm a lyrical shuffler.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=busker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Busker
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busker
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html