buster

Etymology
Originally a dialectal variant of ; later influenced by.

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 '; in the 1940s, owing to its appearance as military slang; and in the 1980s, owing to the success of the movie '.

Noun

 * 1)  Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
 * 2)  Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.
 * 3)  A broncobuster.
 * 4) * 1920, F. A. McKenzie, ‘Pussyfoot’ Johnson, v. 83:
 * Men nicknamed him the ‘Booze Buster’, and cartoonists loved to picture him, revolver in hand,... fighting the demon rum.
 * 1) * 1974 July 4, New Scientist, 65/2:
 * The professional fraud-busters [of the art world].
 * 1)  Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc..
 * : guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (Originally as 'old buster'.)
 * 1)  A loaf of bread.
 * 2)  A drinking spree, a binge.
 * 3)  A gale, a strong wind;  a southerly buster.
 * 4)  A heavy fall;  a staged fall, a pratfall.
 * 5)  A molting crab.
 * 6) * 1855 October 18, Henry A. Wise, letter in J.P. Hambleton's Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise (1856), 448:
 * In that state he is called a ‘Buster’, bursting his shell.
 * 1)  A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.
 * : guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (Originally as 'old buster'.)
 * 1)  A loaf of bread.
 * 2)  A drinking spree, a binge.
 * 3)  A gale, a strong wind;  a southerly buster.
 * 4)  A heavy fall;  a staged fall, a pratfall.
 * 5)  A molting crab.
 * 6) * 1855 October 18, Henry A. Wise, letter in J.P. Hambleton's Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise (1856), 448:
 * In that state he is called a ‘Buster’, bursting his shell.
 * 1)  A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.
 * 1)  A drinking spree, a binge.
 * 2)  A gale, a strong wind;  a southerly buster.
 * 3)  A heavy fall;  a staged fall, a pratfall.
 * 4)  A molting crab.
 * 5) * 1855 October 18, Henry A. Wise, letter in J.P. Hambleton's Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise (1856), 448:
 * In that state he is called a ‘Buster’, bursting his shell.
 * 1)  A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.
 * 1)  A heavy fall;  a staged fall, a pratfall.
 * 2)  A molting crab.
 * 3) * 1855 October 18, Henry A. Wise, letter in J.P. Hambleton's Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise (1856), 448:
 * In that state he is called a ‘Buster’, bursting his shell.
 * 1)  A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.
 * In that state he is called a ‘Buster’, bursting his shell.
 * 1)  A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.
 * 1)  A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.

Derived terms
buster

Translations

 * Catalan: rebenta-
 * German:, Aufbrecher, , Zersprenger


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