Buster

¹ American  

[buhs-ter] / ˈbʌs tər /

noun

1. a male given name.

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buster ² American  

[buhs-ter] / ˈbʌs tər /

noun

Informal.

1. a person who breaks up something.

   crime busters.

2. something that is very big or unusual for its kind.

3. a loud, uproarious reveler.

4. a frolic; spree.

5. (initial capital letter) (used as a familiar term of address to a man or boy who is an object to the speaker's annoyance or anger).

   Look, Buster, you're standing in my way!

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buster British  

/ ˈbʌstə /

noun

1. (in combination) a person or thing destroying something as specified

   dambuster

2. a term of address for a boy or man

3. a person who breaks horses

4. a spree, esp a drinking bout

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Etymology

Origin of buster

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; bust ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“You know what my community values are, buster?”

From Los Angeles Times

Like every other mutton buster, he walks away with a belt buckle -- his first.

From Los Angeles Times

Brewer, the nuclear proliferation expert, added that Iran would probably opt to hide new facilities even deeper underground to defend against U.S. “bunker buster” attacks.

From Los Angeles Times

Only the US was considered to have a "bunker buster" bomb strong and large enough to destroy Fordo.

From BBC

The US has bunker buster bombs Israel believes can destroy Iran's underground uranium enrichment site at Fordow.

From BBC