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单词 buster
释义 bust·er
\ˈbəstə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: bust (II) + -er
1.
 a. : a person who is extraordinary (as in size, energy, or ability) : an especially male child who is healthy and full of life
  < a tough little buster, square-chinned and full of fight — John & Ward Hawkins >
 b. often capitalized : fellow — usually used as a noun of address
  < they shoot deserters, buster — Martin Dibner >
2. : one that breaks or breaks up
 < tank buster >
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 a. : plow — compare lister
 b. [short for broncobuster] : one that breaks horses
  < sometimes a contract buster goes from ranch to ranch breaking horses at so much a head — S.E.Fletcher >
3. Australia : a sudden violent wind often coming from the south — called also southerly buster
4. : a crab or other decapod after the shell has split but before it is shed — compare shedder 2a
5. slang : a bad fall
 < he took a buster that jarred the ground — F.B.Gipson >
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