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

  • (..) VINCENT: "Please" would be nice. WOLF: Come again? I said a "please" would be nice. Get it straight, buster. I'm not here to say "please." I'm here to tell you what to do. And if self-preservation is an instinct you possess... you better fucking do it (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction