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busker

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busk  (bsk)
intr.v. busked, busk·ing, busks
To play music or perform entertainment in a public place, usually while soliciting money.

[Earlier, to be an itinerant performer, probably from busk, to go about seeking, cruise as a pirate, perhaps from obsolete French busquer, to prowl, from Italian buscare, to prowl, or Spanish buscar, to seek, from Old Spanish boscar.]

busker n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.buskerbusker - a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse
Translations
busker [ˈbʌskəʳ] N (Brit) → músico/a m/f callejero/a

busker [ˈbʌskər] n (British)musicien(ne) m/f ambulant(e) or de rue
bus lane n (British)voie f réservée aux autobus
bus pass n (British)carte f de bus
bus shelter nabribus® m
bus station n (for buses)gare f d'autobus; (for coaches)gare f routière
bus stop narrêt m de bus

busker

busker [ˈbʌskəʳ] n (Brit) → suonatore/trice ambulante
busker [ˈbʌskəʳ] n (Brit) → suonatore/trice ambulante

busker فنان متسول pouliční muzikant gademusikant Straßenmusikant πλανόδιος διασκεδαστής músico callejero katusoittaja musicien ambulant ulični svirač cantante di strada 大道芸人 노상 연예인 straatmuzikant gatemusikant grajek uliczny artista de rua бродячий актер gatumusikant นักร้องรำทำกินเร่ตามถนน sokak çalgıcısı người hát rong 街头卖艺人


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``Pick of Destiny'' is a story about the origins of the band, in which runaway JB (that's ``Nacho Libre'' and ``King Kong'' star Black) meets Venice Boardwalk busker KG (character actor Gass).
On view in the back gallery was an eight-minute video in which young subway buskers idle around a pair of overturned plastic buckets while Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" (1944) is heard on the sound track.
Needing to make a living, Nick thinks he has what it takes to be a still performer and puts together the persona of Mozart, falling in with the other buskers, including the beautiful Swan, who make a living as human statues.
 
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