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(bus′tər)

noun

☆ broncobuster, trustbuster, etc.
☆ boy; man; fellow: a mildly contemptuous or jocular term of direct address

Origin: bust + -er

a person or thing that breaks, destroys, or incapacitates (a specified person or thing): used to form slangy compounds: budgetbuster

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noun

One that breaks up something: a crime buster.
A broncobuster.
A particularly robust child.
A baby buster.
Informal Fellow. Used in addressing a man or boy, especially out of annoyance: Watch where you're going, buster!

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