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BUSTER
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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:
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:
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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