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Meaning of busker in English

busker
noun [ C ]
mainly UK
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/ˈbʌs.kɚ/ uk
/ˈbʌs.kər/
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someone who sings, plays, or performs in a public place so that people will give money:
A busker was playing violin on the train platform.
The neighborhood has dozens of coffee shops and almost as many street buskers.
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(Definition of busker from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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街頭藝人…
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街头艺人…
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músico callejero…
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artista de rua…
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