Definition of buster
1a chiefly Midland : someone or something extraordinary a buster of a breakfast — Harriet B. Stoweb : an unusually sturdy childc 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 asa : plowb [short for broncobuster] : a person who breaks horses
4 : a bad fall
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But in the immediate future the GOP measure is a budget buster.
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Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace, who inspired a passionate mass movement on the left quite similar to today’s Bernie-or-busters, lambasted Truman as a tool of Wall Street.
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The biggest wedding wallet busters are venue, catering and rental expenses, which account for 45 percent of all wedding budgets nationwide.
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The gut buster is one of the featured items at Billy Sims BBQ.
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The competition, which started in 1916 and will be held again Tuesday, is a true gut-buster.
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Nick Symmonds talks about his rust-buster at the Portland Track Festival Symmonds' time on Sunday won't win him a seventh USATF title.
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Sign Up Trump isn’t the only political norm-buster in the US, or even the only one in his party’s leadership.
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Sign Up Trump isn’t the only political norm-buster in the US, or even the only one in his party’s leadership.
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First Known Use of buster
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BUSTER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of buster for English Language Learners
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: a person or thing that stops or prevents something
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: a person or thing that breaks something apart
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—used to address a man who is behaving in a way you do not like
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