1
a
chiefly Midland US
: someone or something extraordinary
… a buster of a breakfast!—
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b
: an unusually sturdy child
c
often Buster
: 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
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From giant craters in Newton, to sinkhole size tire busters in Brighton, potholes are popping up in cities and towns across Massachusetts.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Caine said that, as with the operation that dropped massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities last year, Epic Fury also utilized B-2 stealth bombers, which the chairman said made a 37-hour round trip.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Military doesn’t specify Iran’s nuclear sites as targets As with the attack that dropped massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities last year, Caine said the military used B-2 stealth bombers in the new operation with a 37-hour round trip.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The vibe coding bots — the all-powerful-economy busters — are not going to wipe out real estate salespeople or credit card companies or DoorDash, or a host of other day-to-day activities that were the ground zero of the memo.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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Paul Burton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Caine said that, as with the operation that dropped massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities last year, Epic Fury also utilized B-2 stealth bombers, which the chairman said made a 37-hour round trip.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Military doesn’t specify Iran’s nuclear sites as targets As with the attack that dropped massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities last year, Caine said the military used B-2 stealth bombers in the new operation with a 37-hour round trip.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The vibe coding bots — the all-powerful-economy busters — are not going to wipe out real estate salespeople or credit card companies or DoorDash, or a host of other day-to-day activities that were the ground zero of the memo.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Buster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buster. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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