Gangbuster Definition

găngbŭstər
gangbusters
noun
A police officer or official engaged in combating criminal gangs.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Strikingly forceful, effective, or successful.
Webster's New World
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idiom
like gangbusters
  • With great impact, vigor, or zeal:

    came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters.

American Heritage
like gangbusters
  • very forcefully, energetically, or effectively
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gangbuster

Noun

Singular:
gangbuster
Plural:
gangbusters

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