buster
2
8.0
- noun
- /ˈbʌstər/
- US
:
domador de broncos
- Buster, would this be the horse you didn't steal?
- bronco buster
Examples
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Leo pulled up Buster and looked over the sight.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now he saw why Buster had perked up.
Fiction book (1997) -
Having no fix on which way to point, he gave Buster the bit.
Fiction book (1997) -
Yeah, you're a regular bronc buster, you are.
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So you're the bronc buster, huh?
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I didn't take you for a bronco buster.
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With Chief's lariat connecting the wild horse to Buster, Leo followed, uncomfortably bareback.
Fiction book (1997) -
He kept Buster stepping briskly down the snow-caked freight road to get there before dark.
Fiction book (1997) -
Leo was hacking the ice out of Buster's hooves with his knife when Cobb emerged with their supper food.
Fiction book (1997) -
The skilled buster tamed the wild stallion after weeks of hard work.
Synonyms
1
9.6
A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them
1
9.9
A person who catches and trains wild horses on the American West plains
A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them
A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them
Compounds
- Specialized
3
7.9
A very strong bomb that breaks through thick concrete to explode inside underground shelters
- Specialized
1
3.8
A medicine that breaks up blood clots that block blood flow, often in the heart
How Skilled
- UK
1
6.8
- US
2
8.0
- Archaic
201
1.3
- Archaic
1
5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
buster = bust (transparent) = bust + er
Direct agentive formation: 'bust' (break in) + '-er' yields 'one who busts (horses)', which is a straightforward derivation.
Etymology
Buster for a person who breaks and trains wild horses comes from bust, meaning 'to break', so a 'buster' is literally someone who 'breaks' a horse to ride.