buster:

(plural: ‘busters‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘u’ rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “but”)

Mary Ann Winknowski, a ghost buster & TV personality

(mostly in American usage) a fellow man (an informal,  friendly or angry form of calling somebody);

a person who can solve problems, e.g. myth buster, crime buster, ghost buster; a tough guy;

a person who breaks horses (‘break’, in this context, is ‘to train a new horse fit for riding’); a bronco buster;

a healthy, chubby child,

Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage, mythbusters, Discovery Channel

 

e.g.

“Hey, buster, get out of my sight! You’re annoying me.”

Mary Ann Winknowski is a ghost buster; she solves the mysteries and superstitions that are related to ghosts.

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are popular myth busters of the Discovery Channel; they show people how some mysteries or superstitions can be solved by doing simple experiments.

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Note: ‘Buster’, always with a capital “B”, is often found in people’s names, e.g. Buster Keaton, Buster Crabbe, etc. In addition, “Buster” is most commonly found in the names of pets, especially male dog name!
Note: ‘Blockbuster‘ is mostly used to refer to successful films and books which are admired by most people and bring in good money; however, ‘blockbuster’ is also used to refer to ‘a high-powered bomb which is used to blast large areas’ and to refer to a person who is very powerful, successful and forceful’.

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