— busker , n.
/busk/ , v.i.
1. Chiefly Brit. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place.
2. Canadian. to make a showy or noisy appeal.
[ 1850-55; perh., if earlier sense was "to make a living by entertaining,"
buscare to procure, get, gain buscar to look for, seek (of disputed orig.) ]