Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that breaks up something.
- noun A broncobuster.
- noun A particularly robust child.
- noun A baby buster.
- noun Informal Fellow. Used in addressing a man or boy, especially out of annoyance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Australia, a sudden violent squall from the south.
- noun One who breaks intractable horses to the saddle; a bronco-buster.
- noun Something of extraordinary size.
- noun A roisterer.
- noun A frolic; a spree.
- noun A violent wind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang, U.S. Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal, often as a term of address A
guy ,fellow ; afriend . - noun A
loser ,uncool person. - noun performing arts A
staged fall , used in theatrical and film comedy. - noun A person, thing, or event that
breaks oroverpowers someone or something, often used incompound terms, ascrime buster ,ballbuster ,blockbuster ,broncobuster . - noun US, dated, slang Something
huge . - noun US, dated, slang A
riotous ,dashing young fellow. - noun US, dated, slang A
spree .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an informal form of address for a man
- noun a person who breaks horses
- noun a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
- noun a robust child
- noun a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
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azd commented on the word buster
plow, short for broncobuster
February 23, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word buster
Really?
October 21, 2007
ruzuzu commented on the word buster
"1. In Australia, a sudden violent squall from the south." --Cent. Dict.
September 22, 2011