Meaning & use
buster
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A person or thing that breaks, stops, or overcomes something, or an informal term of address, often used challengingly.
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The team hired a specialist known as a crime buster to crack down on local fraud.
"Not so fast, buster," the guard said, blocking the doorway.
A note on using this word
"Buster" is often attached to another word to form a compound describing someone who defeats or destroys something, as in "ghostbuster" or "myth buster."
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