Buster
/ˈbʌstər/noun
A person or thing that breaks, defeats, or destroys something; also a colloquial address for a boy or man.
Did you know?Buster is an English formation from the verb bust, which likely developed as a variant of burst, so its energy is literally about sudden breaking rather than any ancient occult ritual.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
berstan
“to burst, break apart”
Middle English
ME
bursten / bresten
“to burst, split, or break”
Early Modern English
English
bust
“a variant form meaning to burst or break”
19th Century
English
buster
“one who or that which bursts, breaks, or destroys”
Modern English
English
buster
“a breaker, destroyer, or colloquial address for a person”