buster

noun

bust·​er ˈbə-stər 

1

a

chiefly Midland US : someone or something extraordinary

a buster of a breakfast

—Harriet B. Stowe

b

: an unusually sturdy child

c

often capitalized : fellow

—usually used as a form of address

hey buster, come here

2

chiefly Australia : a sudden violent wind often coming from the south

3

: one that breaks, breaks up, or eliminates something

crime busters

: such as

a

: plow

b

[short for broncobuster] : a person who breaks horses

4

: a bad fall

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Improve shooting compared to last year certainly is a solid zone buster, as Oats notes. —Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 3 Jan. 2023

Millions of Americans visited bricks-and-mortar stores on Black Friday as people return to prepandemic habits, though door-buster deals weren’t back with their former force. —WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022

Hawley positions himself as a trust-buster, mainly out of Trumpian animosity against Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post. —Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022

That detail is the other reason this might not be the best game on paper for FCD to use as a slump-buster. —Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 22 July 2022

Friends, extended family, neighbors, co-workers—you've got to find perfect presents for them all, which can be a real budget-buster. —Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 28 Nov. 2022

Jones was 22 of 32 yards for 321 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions, including a gut-buster in the end zone on third and goal from the Baltimore 10 with 9:06 left. —Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2022

Elon Musk, zillionaire king of the nerds, alt-right meme lord, and committed union buster, is not the guy who’s gonna figure it out. —WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022

No shutout tonight, but progress against Alabama’s favorite slump buster from Starkville. —Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 23 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Phrases Containing buster

• clot-buster
• bunker buster

• clot-buster
• bunker buster