ˈbəstə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: bust (II) + -er
1.
a. : a person who is extraordinary (as in size, energy, or ability) : an especially male child who is healthy and full of life
a tough little buster , square-chinned and full of fight — John & Ward Hawkins
b. often capitalized : fellow — usually used as a noun of address
they shoot deserters, buster — Martin Dibner
2. : one that breaks or breaks up
tank buster
as
a. : plow — compare lister
b.
[short for broncobuster ]
: one that breaks horses
sometimes a contract buster goes from ranch to ranch breaking horses at so much a head — S.E.Fletcher
3. Australia : a sudden violent wind often coming from the south — called also southerly buster
4. : a crab or other decapod after the shell has split but before it is shed — compare shedder 2a
5. slang : a bad fall
he took a buster that jarred the ground — F.B.Gipson