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What a buster of a lunch it turned out to be. ‘I had to clean this old roarer,’ continued the ‘editor’.

( dated, slang ) Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc.

New York City traffic agents have become Gridlock Busters and cigarette foes are smokebusters. Men nicknamed him the ‘Booze Buster’, and cartoonists loved to picture him, revolver in hand.

( chiefly law enforcement slang ) Forming compounds denoting an agent or agency tasked with reducing or eliminating the first element.

Some busters caught their horses for the first time over the head, and snubbed or choked them until they fell gasping. The buster must be careful to keep well away from sheds and timber.

( US, in particular, dated, slang ) A broncobuster.

( chiefly colloquial, with 'of' ) Someone who or something that ' breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.

Our main purpose in further experimentation with nuclear bombs is not. German ‘ balloon busters’ attack the Dover barrage.

( chiefly military slang ) Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element.

by the papers as the buster of the bandit ring. Now death, I pray thee what is it, but a buster of bonds a destruction of toyle?

( chiefly colloquial, with 'of' ) Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.

#Buster meaning movie#

The combining form of the term has appeared from the early 20th century but been especially prolific during three periods: in the 1930s, owing to the success of the radio series Gang Busters in the 1940s, owing to its appearance as military slang and in the 1980s, owing to the success of the movie Ghostbusters. † Pronunciation for Buster: B as in "be (B.IY)" AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" S as in "see (S.IY)" T as in "tee (T.IY)" ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"Ī famous person named Buster is Comedian, Buster Keaton, born Joseph Francis Keaton VI 4 October 1895 - 1 February 1966, Piqua, Kansas.Originally a dialectal variant of burster later influenced by bust +‎ -er. Within all boy names in its family, Buster was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2018.īaby names that sound like Buster include Badir, Baxter, Baxtor, Baxtyr, Bustar, Víctor, Bakhtiyar, Bozidar, and Bozydar.

The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then, and is now of irregular use. At the modest height of its usage in 1909, 0.048% of baby boys were named Buster. See also the related categories, english, silent (quiet), word (element), and slang.īuster is uncommon as a baby boy name. See also the related form, the English Buddy. The English name Busta and the name Bustar are forms of Buster.

It first became famous as the nickname of the silent film comedian Buster Keaton (1895-1966). It is also the nickname for a 'fellow' or 'dude', especially in America. The first name is derived from the English slang word 'buster', from the word 'bust'. The meaning of Buster is person who breaks things fellow, dude. Buster is primarily used in English and it is also of English origin. The baby boy name Buster is pronounced as B AHST-er †.