1
a
chiefly Midland US
: someone or something extraordinary
a buster of a breakfast—
Harriet B. Stowe
Harriet 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
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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
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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
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“Buster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buster. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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