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busker
English
Etymology
busk +? -er
Pronunciation
Noun
busker (plural buskers)
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada) A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market.
Translations
See also
- street artist
- street musician
- street performer
Anagrams
- Bukers, Bureks, bureks, burkes
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
busker m
- indefinite plural of busk
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bunker
English
Etymology
The military sense of the word was imported from German into English during World War II. Other senses came from Scots, possibly related to bunk.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?b??k?/
- Rhymes: -??k?(r)
Noun
bunker (plural bunkers)
- (military) A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
- (Britain) A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used.
- (nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. [Also, by extension] the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container.
- (rail transport) the coal compartment on a tank engine.
- (golf) A sand-filled hollow on a golf course.
- (paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
- (Scotland) A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)
- (Scotland, slang) A kitchen worktop.
- (Britain, slang) One who bunks off; a truant from school.
- Certain fish, menhaden.
Derived terms
- bunkering
- bunker fuel
- bunker oil
Translations
Verb
bunker (third-person singular simple present bunkers, present participle bunkering, simple past and past participle bunkered)
- (nautical) To load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine.
- (golf) To hit a golf ball into a bunker.
- (paintball) To fire constantly at a hiding opponent, preventing them from firing at other players and trapping them behind the barrier. This can also refer to eliminating an opponent behind cover by rushing the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.
Derived terms
- bunkerage
- bunkerer
- bunkering
Translations
References
- “bunker” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “bunker”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- Brunke
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English bunker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b??.k?r/
- Hyphenation: bun?ker
- Rhymes: -??k?r
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers, diminutive bunkertje n)
- bunker (low-lying fortification built into the landscape)
- Synonym: kazemat
- (golf) bunker (hole with a surface of sand or dirt, placed on a golf course as a barrier)
- bunker, cargo hold, storage room
Derived terms
- atoombunker
- bunkeren
- rukbunker
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: bunker
French
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Bunker
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu?.k??/, /bu?.kœ?/
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers)
- (military) bunker
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bunker
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bœ?.kœ?/
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers)
- (golf) bunker
Further reading
- “bunker” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bunker, from English bunker, from German Bunker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b??k?r]
- Hyphenation: bung?kêr
Noun
bunker (plural bunker-bunker, first-person possessive bunkerku, second-person possessive bunkermu, third-person possessive bunkernya)
- bunker
- (military) a hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
- (nautical) a container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine.
Alternative forms
- bunker, bangker, banker
Further reading
- “bunker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
bunker m
- indefinite plural of bunke
Etymology 2
From English bunker
Noun
bunker m (definite singular bunkeren, indefinite plural bunkere, definite plural bunkerne)
- bunker (storage for fuel on a ship)
- bunker (reinforced shelter)
- bunker (on a golf course)
Derived terms
- bunkerolje
- bunkre
Related terms
- bunkers (fuel oil, military bunker)
References
- “bunker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English bunker
Noun
bunker m (definite singular bunkeren, indefinite plural bunkerar, definite plural bunkerane)
- bunker (storage for fuel on a ship)
- bunker (reinforced shelter)
- bunker (on a golf course)
Derived terms
- bunkre
Related terms
- bunkers (fuel oil, militsry bunker)
References
- “bunker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkeres)
- bunker
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?nker/
- Hyphenation: bun?ker
Noun
bùnker m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- bunker (hardened shelter)
- bunker (container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine)
Declension
Spanish
Noun
bunker m (plural bunkers)
- bunker
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