/ bʌsk; NAmE / verb
[ v ] to perform music in a public place and ask for money from people passing by
► busk·er noun
► busk·ing noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from obsolete French busquer seek, from Italian buscare or Spanish buscar , of Germanic origin. Originally in nautical use in the sense cruise about, tack , the term later meant go about selling things , hence go about performing (mid 19th cent.).