buster
noun
bust·er
| \ ˈbə-stər
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Definition of buster
1a
chiefly Midland
: someone or something extraordinary
a buster of a breakfast— Harriet B. Stowe
b
: an unusually sturdy child
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
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Marty Ralph of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California is an expert on atmospheric rivers and described them as drought-busters in his state. — Anchorage Daily News, "Atmospheric rivers are sometimes good, sometimes bad for Alaska," 31 Aug. 2019 Connor, the wedge buster on kickoffs who was tasked with breaking up the three- or four-man wall in front of the returner, sprinted down the field with a full head of steam. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 16, George Connor," 21 Aug. 2019 To qualify, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA. — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Business briefs: Hospital receives awards, re-accreditation; Carroll Bancorp second quarter results," 19 Aug. 2019 This closer-in look reveals Hawley, a devout evangelical Presbyterian, to be something other than just another fresh-faced family values Republican or opportunistic trust-buster. — Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, "Is Josh Hawley For Real?," 25 July 2019 And, maybe most surprisingly, Stefanos Tsitsipas, the player, notionally, most likely to play trust-buster and break up the Big Three monopoly, fell to No. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "15-Year-Old Cori Gauff's Win Over Venus Williams Highlights Wild Day 1 of Wimbledon," 1 July 2019 Grouper sandwich Whether served fried, blackened or grilled, there’s no denying that this mammoth hunger-buster should be Florida’s state sandwich. — Holly V. Kapherr, USA TODAY, "Delicious eats to savor along Florida’s Paradise Coast," 9 July 2019 These days, outside of block buster movies or the chance to mob a Walmart on Black Friday, consumers hardly turn out at all. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "People actually lined up to buy AMD's new Ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs," 9 July 2019 The shocking statistics — and myth-busters — may surprise you. 1. — Redbook, "12 Shocking Things You Didn't Know About Yeast Infections," 17 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'buster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for buster
buster
noun
English Language Learners Definition of buster
: a person or thing that stops or prevents something
: a person or thing that breaks something apart
US, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
—used to address a man who is behaving in a way you do not like
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