n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə s-t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1831
1 a chiefly Midland : someone or something extraordinary <a buster of a breakfast ― Harriet B. Stowe> b : an unusually sturdy child c often capitalized : FELLOW ― usually used as a form of address <hey buster , come here>
2 chiefly Australian : a sudden violent wind often coming from the south
3 : one that breaks, breaks up, or eliminates something <crime buster s > : as a : PLOW b [short for broncobuster ] : a person who breaks horses
4 : a bad fall