buster

noun

bust·​er ˈbə-stər How to pronounce buster (audio)
1
a
chiefly Midland US : someone or something extraordinary
a buster of a breakfastHarriet 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

Examples of buster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Related Stories 2024 is shaping up to be another numbers buster. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Trump’s continuation of his 2017 cuts — including on corporate tax rates and capital gains — would be another budget buster. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024 This is a type of explosive which produces little shrapnel but a powerful which ‘flows’ around corners in defensive earthworks; the U.S. developed a special AGM-114 Cave buster variant of the Hellfire for attacking Taliban tunnel complexes in Afghanistan. David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 But no one says your shampoo should be a budget buster, too. Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buster 

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Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of buster was in 1614

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“Buster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buster. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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