burster

American  

[bur-ster] / ˈbɜr stər /

noun

1. a person or thing that bursts.

2. Astronomy. x-ray burster.

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Etymology

Origin of burster

First recorded in 1850–55; burst + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Robotic equipment removed the weapons’ fuses and bursters before the mustard agent was neutralized with hot water and mixed with a caustic solution to prevent the reaction from reversing.

From Seattle Times

But life is not so easy for a hopeful chest burster, as I had occasion to learn when I was distracted by other projects and my wasp colony almost died out.

From Scientific American

So it was big news a year ago when scientists found a repeating radio burster and tracked it to a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years from Earth.

From New York Times

The finding, published in the scientific journal Palaeontology, demonstrates how the insects used a tool known as egg burster to get through the shell.

From Fox News

Publicity had already leaked out around the now famous “chest burster” scene, so we were prepared for it.

From The Guardian