buster

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Synonyms: bluster, luster, muster, fuster, auster, busted, custer, busser, butter, bunter, bister

Antonyms: bluster, luster, muster, fuster, auster, busted, custer, busser, butter, bunter, bister

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|colloquial|with 'of'}} {{U|someone}} who or [[something]] that [[burst]]s, [[break]]s, or [[destroy]]s a [[specified]] [[thing]].
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|military|_|slang}} {{non-gloss|Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element}}.
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|colloquial|with 'of'}} {{U|someone}} who or [[something]] that '[[break]]s', [[tame]]s, or [[overpower]]s a [[specified]] [[person]] or [[thing]].
4. {{lb|en|dated|slang}} [[someone|Someone]] or [[something]] [[remarkable]], especially for being [[loud]], [[large]], etc.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|slang}} A [[loaf]] of [[bread]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|slang}} A [[drinking]] [[spree]], a [[binge]].
7. {{lb|en|dated|slang}} A [[gale]], a [[strong]] [[wind]]; {{lb|en|especially|Australian}} a [[southerly buster]].
8. {{lb|en|Australian|and|New Zealand}} A [[heavy]] [[fall]]; {{lb|en|also|_|performing arts}} a [[staged]] [[fall]], a [[pratfall]].
9. {{lb|en|US|regional}} A [[molting]] [[crab]].
10. {{lb|en|gambling|slang}} A [[cheat]]'s [[die]] whose [[side]]s bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.

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