Meanings
nounbusker (plural buskers)
plural buskers
- A person who solicits donations while entertaining the public, often by playing a musical instrument, on a street or in another public area such as a park or marketplace.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 街頭藝人 /街头艺人
- 街頭藝人 /街头艺人 (jiētóu yìrén)street performer
Danish gøgler, gademusikant
- gøglerstreet performer
- gademusikantstreet performer
Dutch straatmuzikant, straatartiest
- straatmuzikantstreet performer
- straatartieststreet performer
Finnish katusoittaja, katutaiteilija
- katusoittajastreet performer
- katutaiteilijastreet performer
French artiste de rue
- artiste de ruestreet performer
German Straßenkünstler
- Straßenkünstlerstreet performer
Hungarian köztéri zenész, utcazenész
- köztéri zenészstreet performer
- utcazenészstreet performer
Irish fán-aisteoir
- fán-aisteoirstreet performer
Italian artista di strada
- artista di stradastreet performer
Japanese 大道芸人
- 大道芸人street performer
Latin aeruscātor
- aeruscātorstreet performer
Māori kaiwhakangahau pati
- kaiwhakangahau patistreet performer
Polish grajek
- grajekstreet performer
Portuguese artista de rua
- artista de ruastreet performer
Russian у́личный музыка́нт
- у́личный музыка́нт (úličnyj muzykánt)street performer
Spanish artista callejero
- artista callejerostreet performer
Swedish gatuunderhållare
- gatuunderhållarestreet performer
Cite this entry
APA
busker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busker
MLA
“busker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “busker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busker.
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