BUSTER (buster)
Dictionary entry overview: What does buster mean?
• BUSTER (noun)
The noun BUSTER has 5 senses:
1. an informal form of address for a man
2. a robust child
3. a person who breaks horses
4. a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
5. a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
Familiarity information: BUSTER used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• BUSTER (noun)
Meaning:
An informal form of address for a man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
buster; dude; fellow
Context examples:
Say, fellow, what are you doing? / Hey buster, what's up?
Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
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)
Meaning:
A person who breaks horses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
broncobuster; buster
Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):
equestrian; horseback rider; horseman (a man skilled in equitation)
Meaning:
A person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context examples:
dam buster / sanction buster / crime buster
Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Meaning:
A person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
baby buster; buster
Hypernyms ("buster" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
