busker, n.2
Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈbʌskə/, U.S. /ˈbəskər/
Etymology: < busk v.4 + -er suffix1.
†1. A keen-witted, impudent person. In quot.: one who obtains money and property from a ship by pretending to be a pirate; cf. busking n.2 1. Obs.
1728 W. Betagh Voy. round World 27 Shelvocke..was not deceiv'd in calling Hatley the best busker, that is, an impudent sharp fellow, (from the Spanish word buscar, to look out sharp).
2. orig. slang. A person who performs music or some other entertainment in a public place (now esp. in the street) for monetary donations; an itinerant entertainer or musician.
1855 Yokel's Preceptor 29 (Gloss.) Buskers, Itinerant vocalists, or spouters.
1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 14 Busker, a man who sings or performs in a public house. Scotch.
1884 Referee 29 June 3/2 The words and tune of which I remember hearing from the lips of a busker at Margate.
1902 Bulletin(Sydney) 5 Apr. 15/1 There is an allied class known as buskers, jugglers, ‘forties’, two-up men, tramp-journalists, tinkers, raffle promoters.
1938 Life 5 Dec. 38/1 In his next picture..he plays a busker, a sidewalk comedian who entertains theater queues.
1989 C. Grant Last India Overland 50 There's music everywhere, buskers of all nationalities singing songs with their guitar cases open beside them.
2007 S. Rimington Illegal Action (2008) xxxi. 155 In Covent Garden a busker stood in the piazza, strumming a guitar.
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