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busk 
[buhsk] Pronunciation Key
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[buhsk] Pronunciation Key –verb (used without object)
| 1. | Chiefly British. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place. |
| 2. | Canadian. to make a showy or noisy appeal. |
[Origin: 1850–55; perh., if earlier sense was “to make a living by entertaining,” < Polari < It buscare to procure, get, gain < Sp buscar to look for, seek (of disputed orig.)]
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busker, noun
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(bŭsk) Pronunciation Key
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.] busk'er n. |
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| busker | |
noun | |
| a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money |
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