buster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an informal form of address for a man
    dude; fellow.
    • Say, fellow, what are you doing?
    • Hey buster, what's up?
  2. noun a robust child
  3. noun a person who breaks horses
    broncobuster; bronco buster.
  4. noun a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
    • dam buster
    • sanction buster
    • crime buster
  5. noun a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
    baby buster.

WordNet


Bus"ter noun
Definitions
  1. Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree. Slang, U.S. Bartlett.

Webster 1913