| BUSTER | • buster n. (Chiefly colloquial, with ’of’) Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing. • buster n. (Chiefly military slang) Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction… • buster n. (Chiefly colloquial, with ’of’) Someone who or something that ’breaks’, tames, or overpowers a specified… |
| ROBUSTER | • robuster adj. Comparative form of robust: more robust. • ROBUST adj. strong and healthy. |
| JAMBUSTER | • jambuster n. (Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario) A doughnut filled with jam. • JAMBUSTER n. (Canadian) a jelly-filled doughnut. |
| SODBUSTER | • sodbuster n. (Informal) An agricultural labourer or farmer who breaks up the land, as with a plough. • SODBUSTER n. (US) a farmer who works the soil. |
| BALLBUSTER | • ballbuster n. Alternative form of ball-buster. • ball-buster n. (US, vulgar) Ball-breaker. |
| BONKBUSTER | • bonkbuster n. (Slang) a popular novel involving frequent explicit sexual encounters, normally in a contemporary setting. • BONKBUSTER n. a work of popular fiction centering on erotic encounters. |
| DOORBUSTER | • doorbuster n. An unusually low sale price, typically offered by a retailer on a limited number of items for a limited… |
| FILIBUSTER | • filibuster n. A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized… • filibuster n. (US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings… • filibuster n. (US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer. |
| GANGBUSTER | • gangbuster n. A law enforcement officer who specializes in disrupting organized crime. • GANGBUSTER n. a special police agent working to combat criminal gangs. |
| TANKBUSTER | • tankbuster n. (Colloquial) A military aircraft suited to the destruction of tanks. • TANKBUSTER n. a plane that specialises in attacking tanks. |
| BLOCKBUSTER | • blockbuster n. A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block. • blockbuster n. (Informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and… • blockbuster n. (Informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to… |
| TRUSTBUSTER | • trustbuster n. (US) A person or entity responsible for breaking up trusts or monopolies. • TRUSTBUSTER n. a person who works for or achieves the breakup of business trusts, e.g. by legislation. |
| BRONCOBUSTER | • broncobuster n. (Chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle. • bronco-buster n. Alternative spelling of broncobuster. • bronco␣buster n. Alternative spelling of broncobuster. |
| MIDDLEBUSTER | • middlebuster n. (US, regional) A type of plough with two mouldboards, which throws earth out to either side. • MIDDLEBUSTER n. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges. |
| STRESSBUSTER | • stressbuster n. (Informal) Any technique that works against mental stress. • STRESSBUSTER n. any product intended to relieve stress. |
| ANTIFILIBUSTER | • antifilibuster adj. (US, politics) Opposing or preventing filibuster. • ANTIFILIBUSTER n. a person or method in opposition to filibustering. |