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BUSTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: buster   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically

Synonyms:

baby buster; buster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something

Example:

crime buster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

bust (ruin completely)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who breaks horses

Synonyms:

bronco buster; broncobuster; buster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):

equestrian; horseback rider; horseman (a man skilled in equitation)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A robust child

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):

child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

Sense 5

Meaning:

An informal form of address for a man

Example:

Hey buster, what's up?

Synonyms:

buster; dude; fellow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

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