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buster

32 5.1

A person who finds and ends problems or shows ideas are false

noun
/ˈbʌstər/

: destructor

And one report was a chart buster, written by a very smart student.

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Examples

Each rival Kingdom has wall buster's that come in one specific size.
Corporate public school killers and other union busters always try to divide and conquer.

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Developing an effective bunker-buster is complicated in part because of the variables, experts say.

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Wars are real budget busters, as we found out in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Fortified fighting positions would need various bunker busters or various other means.

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He became known as the best budget buster in the community, helping families save money on unexpected expenses.
As a myth buster, she was dedicated to debunking popular misconceptions with scientific evidence.
The new program was designed as a boredom buster for kids during the long summer vacation.

Synonyms

destroyer

vsbuster

39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

is used for someone who fights or eliminates a specific problem

annihilator

vsbuster

5 8.5

A person or thing that completely destroys something

is less absolute, used to name a person who fights or stops a thing

smasher

vsbuster

2 5.8

A person who breaks things by hitting them hard, often on purpose

is used more for fighting or neutralising a problem than blunt breaking

pulverizer

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1 8.2

A person or thing that defeats others very easily and completely

leans toward naming someone who combats a specific object or problem

destructor

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1 7.4

A person or thing that causes a lot of damage to something

is a combative compound form naming one who combats a target

demolisher

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1 6.8

A person or thing that beats others completely in a contest

instead names someone who combats or breaks up a particular thing

eradicator

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6.5

A person or thing that completely removes something unwanted

is more about opposing or eliminating a named nuisance rather than total removal

uprooter

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8.1

A person or thing that destroys something completely, like pulling trees out by the roots

is a broader combative label used for eliminating a named target

Antonyms

creator

220 2.8

A person who makes something new, like a work of art or an invention

builder

111 1.0

A person or company that organizes and supervises building work

Compounds

bunker buster

Specialized

3 7.9

A very strong bomb that breaks through thick concrete to explode inside underground shelters

ball-buster

NSFW

1 8.9

A job or task that is hard and makes you very tired

clot buster

Specialized

1 3.8

A medicine that breaks up blood clots that block blood flow, often in the heart

bronco buster

1 9.6

A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them

lung buster

Slang

1 8.9

A very hard physical activity that makes you breathe very fast

buster of myths

6.5

A person who shows that ideas many people believe are wrong

baby buster

Archaic

7.3

A person born after the baby boom when birth rates fell

middle buster

Archaic

9.9

A plow that makes a deep middle row and moves soil to both sides

gut buster

Informal

6.7

A very large filling meal that is hard to finish

gut buster

Informal

6.1

A very funny joke or show that makes people laugh loudly

thirst-buster

Informal

4.0

A cold drink that quickly makes you feel refreshed

Surface Forms

buster singular

busters plural

Morphology

buster = bust (transparent) = bust + er

Productive agentive formation: '-er' added to 'bust' yields 'one/thing that busts' (e.g., 'crime-buster'), a straightforward and productive pattern.

Etymology

When we say 'myth-buster' or 'crime-buster', the word comes from bust meaning 'to break' or 'defeat', so a 'buster' is someone who breaks or ends the thing named before it.