buster

Definition

  • noun: a person or thing that stops or prevents something
  • noun: someone or something extraordinary
  • usually used in combination

Examples

  • The new drug acts as a clot-'buster'. [=it causes blood clots to break apart]

  • crime'-busters' [=people who stop crimes, who catch criminals, etc.]

  • Wait a minute, 'buster'. You're trying to trick me, aren't you?

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Can't even get that right. - You all right? - Am I all right? - It was just a question. Yo, Dom. - Why did you bring the buster here? - 'Cause he kept me out of handcuffs! He didn't just run back to the fort! The buster brought me back. You can have any brew you want, as long as it's a Corona. (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious