blockbuster
noun /ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/
/ˈblɑːkbʌstər/
(informal)- something very successful, especially a very successful book or film
- a Hollywood blockbuster
WordfinderTopics Successc1, Film and theatrec1- biography
- blockbuster
- book
- character
- editor
- narrator
- novel
- plot
- publish
- title
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlockbuster is used before these nouns:- deal
- film
- movie
- …
Word Origin1940s (denoting a huge aerial bomb capable of destroying a whole block of streets): from block + buster.