buster
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈbʌstər/
- US
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miembro de la Generación X
- The new generation of busters faces unique challenges compared to their predecessors.
- baby-buster
- boomers and busters
- baby-busters generation
Examples
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Many busters today are focused on environmental issues and social justice.
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Life became even more nomadic, and young Buster had no real place to call home.
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Buster is an exceptionally talented baseball player who has earned this high honor through his hard work, dedication, and competitive spirit.
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I got to tell you that I did not know that the generation before boomers, which my parents are technically a part of, Buster's, is the silent era.
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As a buster, she grew up in a time when technology advanced rapidly.
Synonyms
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3.6
People born between the early 1960s and the late 1970s who come after the baby boomers
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People born between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, often in the United States and Canada
A person born after the baby boom when birth rates fell
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.9
A very strong bomb that breaks through thick concrete to explode inside underground shelters
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3.8
A medicine that breaks up blood clots that block blood flow, often in the heart
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Buster for a person born after the baby boom comes from the phrase baby bust, where bust means 'a drop' after a 'boom', so a 'buster' is someone born in those quieter years.