单词 | busker |
释义 | buskern.1 Now rare. A person who busks (in various senses of busk v.1); one who dresses, adorns, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > one who > one who dresses another buskera1596 dresser1632 ward-woman1831 tirer1856 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > preparation of something for use > one who preparatorc1485 dresser1520 busker1819 a1596 Sir F. Knollys in Cornhill Mag. (1865) Apr. 487 Mystres Marye Ceaton..the fynest busker, that is to say, the fynest dresser of a womans heade or heare, that is to be seen in any countrye. 1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 233 His enumeration of the famous fly-buskers of Auld Reekie? 1852 J. Grant Sc. Cavalier (ed. 2) II. xlii. 318 I will show thee, my bairn, what a braw busker I am,..though 'tis long since these poor fingers have had aught to do with top-knots and fantanges. 1920 Times 8 Apr. 13/5 The amateur busker who..ties his flies without waste, will be little affected by the Bill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). buskern.2ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person bolda1400 capron hardya1477 malaperta1529 jackanapes1534 past-shame1553 saucea1556 saucy-face1566 outfacer1579 impudent1586 Jack sauce?1590 brazen-face1602 impertinence1611 impertinent1612 insolency1613 insolenta1616 brass-face1647 flapsea1652 impudence1671 bold-face1692 ironface1697 Corinthian1699 scandal-proof1699 saucy-box1702 busker1728 insolence1740 effronterist1776 pert1785 nash-gab1816 card1853 pawk1855 sass-box1856 a one1880 cockapert1881 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. Originally 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. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > street musician street musician1784 music-grinder1803 hand organist1805 busker1851 griddler1859 trap-drummer1903 jogah1928 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > street performance > [noun] > performer street singer1789 organ-grinder1792 busker1851 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 355/1 The word swag..is, like many other of the street terms, of Scotch origin (as handseller, and busker). ?c1855 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1a1596n.21728 |
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