doorbuster

noun

door·​bust·​er ˈdȯr-ˌbə-stər 

plural doorbusters

US

: a deeply discounted item or price promoted as part of a special sale

At night, they slept in sleeping bags and hammocks as they prepared for the year's biggest competition: beating their neighbors to discounted doorbusters.

—Abha Bhattarai

Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon were the shining stars as all three successfully used heavy marketing strategies and doorbuster prices, especially in electronics, to lure shoppers.

—Janet Morrissey

Examples of doorbuster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Retailers are trying to lure in shoppers by kicking off Black Friday early with doorbusters and other deals. —Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

Big brands are showing up early, offering doorbuster energy without the lines, while fresh drops are landing in the days and weeks to come. —PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025

Things officially kicked off this week with plenty of the doorbuster deals it’s known for around these parts on all things home. —Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025

The retailer always has doorbusters and this year is no different. —Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for doorbuster

• adjuster
• baluster
• blockbuster
• combustor
• lackluster
• bluster
• buster
• cluster
• duster
• juster
• luster
• lustre