buster

¹

[ buhs-ter ]

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!

Buster

²

[ buhs-ter ]

noun

1. a male given name.

buster

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of buster¹

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

Example Sentences

Paired with the Crue helmet, the Buster stays put for hours of pizza-ing and falling.

From Outside Online

These are the best stress busters to counteract that gray hair.

From Popular-Science

Most of our local trails are closed to pedal-assisted bikes, so if Simone wants to ride there with us or her friends, she still needs an old-school lung buster.

From Outside Online

From glitzy jungle restaurants by big Mexico City chefs to hangover busters at a local spot in the downtown mercado, here’s where to eat in the buzzy beachside townParadise comes with a huge price tag.

From Eater

When my mother was dying, one of her biggest fears was that Buster, the beloved new dog of her widowhood, would have nowhere to go.

From Time

Yes, your German Shepherd Buster can wear his own health tracker.

From The Daily Beast

My 10-year-old son Buster headed straight for the agitated water.

From The Daily Beast

After being rescued from the ocean several times Buster spent the rest of the afternoon  collecting flotsam and jetsam.

From The Daily Beast

Buster can break eggs into a skillet and has done it a number of times this morning.

From The Daily Beast

A bottle of The Glenlivet, aged in the cask longer than Poppet and Buster put together.

From The Daily Beast

We had to turn aside on our way downstairs for more furniture to make Buster a bed in a box full of excelsior in the shed.

From Project Gutenberg

If I started upstairs with the frame of a pine bureau on my back, Buster was on the third step, between my legs.

From Project Gutenberg

Buster plopped down on all fours, as if he understood perfectly, and took a bite at my shoe string.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a sudden sound of steps and crackling twigs in the grove behind us, and Buster emerged up the path, hot on our scent.

From Project Gutenberg

At the sound of my voice Buster came squeezing into the room, and put his forepaws in my lap.

From Project Gutenberg