A person who performs in a public place for money that passers-by choose to give — a guitarist outside a station, a singer in a shopping street, someone doing magic tricks in a park with a hat on the ground. The word is for the PERSON; what they do is 'busking' and the verb is 'to busk'.

A person一個人 who performs在公共場所表演 in a public place, for money賺路人 that passers-by choose to give自願給的錢 — a guitarist outside a station車站外彈吉他的人, a singer in a shopping street購物街上唱歌的人, someone doing magic tricks in a park with a hat on the ground公園裡地上放著帽子變魔術的人. The word這個字 is for the PERSON指的是這個人; what they do他們做的事 is 'busking'叫做'busking' and而 the verb動詞 is 'to busk'是'to busk'.

It is a common, ordinary word in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Americans usually understand it but often say 'street performer' or 'street musician' instead.

It它是 is a common, ordinary word常見普通的字 in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand在英國、愛爾蘭、澳洲和紐西蘭. Americans美國人 usually understand it通常聽得懂 but不過 often say更常說 'street performer' or 'street musician'『street performer』或『street musician』 instead.

There is no insult in it. Calling someone a busker is simply naming what they do, and in many cities buskers audition or get licences for the best spots.

There is沒有 no insult in it任何侮辱的意思. Calling someone a busker叫一個人busker 就是 is simply naming what they do單純在說他們在做什麼, and而 in many cities在很多城市, buskers街頭藝人 audition or get licences for the best spots要試演或申請執照才能拿到好位置.

Most often a busker is a musician, but the word stretches to cover any street act — dancers, jugglers, living statues, magicians.

Most often大多時候 a busker街頭藝人 is a musician是音樂家, but不過 the word這個字 stretches to cover any street act涵蓋任何街頭表演 — dancers舞者, jugglers雜耍藝人, living statues真人雕像, magicians魔術師.