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mythbuster

mythbuster

5 4.3
A person or team who tests if common stories and beliefs are true
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪθˌbʌstər/
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  • Many mythbusters dedicate their lives to uncovering the truth behind widely believed stories.

So if this were an episode of Mythbusters, I would say say that this is true.

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Examples

  • Adam Savage is a well-known mythbuster who challenges popular misconceptions with scientific experiments.

  • Oh, my God, you're like a MythBuster.

  • Mythbusters: airplane on a conveyor belt.

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  • At the MythBuster's mansion, they've been renovating, Bourne style.

  • Readers of my posts know that I often challenge the conventional wisdom within public education circles—a public sector "mythbuster," if you will—whether it be the myth of furlough days or the hollow critique of "waste, fraud, and abuse."

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  • The mythbusters tested whether common cooking myths are based on fact or fiction.

Synonyms

investigator
vsmythbuster
68 3.6

A person who studies facts and evidence to find the truth

focuses specifically on testing popular beliefs and stories rather than broad inquiries
debunker
vsmythbuster
3 6.1

A person who shows that false or exaggerated claims are not true

uses systematic testing and experiments rather than only exposing falsehoods
buster of myths
vsmythbuster
6.5

A person who shows that ideas many people believe are wrong

investigates and tests popular beliefs to confirm or refute them

Antonyms

343 3.2

A person who accepts something as true and often supports it, for example a religion or idea

How Skeptical

debunker
3 6.1
mythbuster
5 4.3
skeptic
  • US
77 4.1
doubter
19 4.2
critic
563 3.0

Surface Forms

mythbuster singular
mythbusters plural

Morphology

mythbuster = myth + buster (transparent) = myth + buster

The meaning is directly and predictably 'one who busts myths' formed by combining the clear noun 'myth' with the productive informal noun 'buster'.

Etymology

Mythbuster combines myth, a word for an old 'story' or belief, and buster, from 'to bust' meaning 'to break' or 'destroy'. So a mythbuster is someone who 'breaks' popular stories by testing them to see if they are true or false.