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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
buster
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bunker buster
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Keep your hands to yourself, buster!
▪ The pilot of the plane, known as the tank buster, lost radio contact.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But whatever their appearance, they are always rule busters.
▪ It turns city functions into money makers rather than budget busters.
▪ Its engine acts like a vacuum cleaner by removing pollutants to become a smog buster.
▪ K3 to you and your modem, too, buster!
▪ Look in the mirror, buster.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Buster

Buster \Bus"ter\ (b[u^]s"t[~e]r), n. Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree. [Slang, U.S.]
--Bartlett.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
buster

1838, "anything large; a man of great strength," American English slang (originally Missouri/Arkansas), perhaps meaning something that takes one's breath away and an agent noun from bust (v.). Around the same years, buster (as an extended form of bust (n.)) also meant "a frolic, a spree." Hence "a roistering blade" (OED; probably not the favored definition in old Missouri and Arkansas), attested from 1850. As a generic or playful address to a male, from 1948, American English. Meaning "horse-breaker" is from 1891, American English; hence back-formed verb bust (v.) "break a horse."

Wiktionary
buster

n. 1 (label en chiefly colloquial with 'of') someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing. 2 # (label en chiefly military slang) (non-gloss definition: Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element). 3 (label en chiefly colloquial with 'of') someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing. 4 # (label en US in particular dated slang) A bronco-buster. 5 # (label en chiefly law enforcement slang) (non-gloss definition: Forming compounds denoting an agent or agency tasked with reducing or eliminating the first element). 6 (label en dated slang) someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc.. 7 # (label en colloquial variously expressing familiarity, admiration, or hostility) (non-gloss definition: A form of address, particularly of men): guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (''Originally as 'old buster'''.) 8 (label en obsolete slang) A loaf of bread. 9 (label en obsolete slang) A drinking spree, a binge. 10 (label en dated slang) A gale, a strong wind; (label en especially Australian) a southerly buster. 11 (label en Australian and New Zealand) A heavy fall; (label en also performing arts) a staged fall, a pratfall. 12 (label en US regional) A molting crab.

WordNet
buster
  1. n. an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: fellow]

  2. a robust child

  3. a person who breaks horses [syn: broncobuster]

  4. a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something; "dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster"

  5. a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically [syn: baby buster]

Wikipedia
Buster

Buster may refer to:

Buster (film)

Buster is a 1988 British romantic comedy-drama crime film based on characters and events from the Great Train Robbery (1963). It stars musician Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb and Sheila Hancock. The soundtrack featured two Phil Collins singles which topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Buster (sport comic)

Buster was a sport comic magazine published in Sweden 1967 - 2005 and in Finland in the 1970s and 1980s. In December 2005, Egmont discontinued the publication of Buster magazine.

At first most of the material was taken from the UK edition but as time went on the magazine produced more and more original material. This included "taking over" the Buster comic strip itself and changing the main character's appearance to a more typical sports-interested teenager instead of the son of Andy Capp.

Other comics included many series from Tiger magazine (with a heavy football theme) for example Roy of the Rovers, Johnny Cougar (Johnny Puma), Curly Kayoe (Knock-Out Charlie), Hot Shot Hamish (Super-Mac, a football hero with his Great Cannon shot), Billy's Boots (Benny Guldfot) and Åshöjden BK, one of the few Swedish produced comics.

Buster (band)

Buster were an English rock band, formed in Wirral, near Liverpool in 1974.

Buster (spaniel)

Buster (born 1998), an English Springer Spaniel, is a military detection dog who was active during the Iraq War. Because of his actions in discovering a hidden weapons cache, the dog has been credited with saving service personnel from insurgents operating in the southern Iraqi town of Safwan. He was awarded the Dickin Medal, referred to as being the animals' Victoria Cross.

Buster (comics)

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Buster was a long-running British comic (28 May 1960 – 4 January 2000) which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the former increasingly replaced the latter. It was originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd; but in consequence of the sale of that company's comics division, Fleetway, in the 1980s, Buster passed into the ownership of Egmont UK Ltd, who thereafter published it under the Fleetway imprint.

The title character, whose strip usually appeared on the front cover, was Buster himself. He was originally billed as Buster: Son of Andy Capp; Andy Capp is the lead character of the eponymous Daily Mirror newspaper strip, and Buster wore a similar flat cap to reinforce the connection. In early issues Buster often referred to his father, and Andy was seen in the comic (attempting to find a gas leak in three frames of the 18 June 1960 issue; shown in two drawn photographs in the 2 July issue that same year, the first of which was displayed by Buster's mum with the pronouncement, "It's a photo of Buster taken with Andy! You can see he's got his dad's fine straight nose"). Buster's mum was often referred to by name, and was consistently drawn to resemble Andy's wife Flo.

The connection with Andy Capp was gradually forgotten over time, and Andy no longer appeared in the strip by the mid-1960s. From 1965 the strip instead featured Buster in two long-running series: as lead character in the extremely durable "Buster's Diary" (1960–68 and 1974–85) and in "Buster's Dream World" (1968–74).

In its final years, the comic mostly consisted of reprints from either Buster itself or from the twelve comics which had merged with it over its 40-year run.

Throughout, it was never revealed what Buster had under his cap, until the very last issue, when he took it off to reveal the same hairstyle that Dennis the Menace has.

The last page of that final issue also revealed how every story in the comic ended, typically in a humorous reversal of the obvious, or expected, manner. Here is a list of how the strips came to an end:

  • Benny Bones of Lazy Bones tells the doctor that he is suffering from insomnia.
  • Joker reveals that his real name is Jeremy Beadle.
  • Chalky is arrested for vandalism.
  • Captain Crucial has a bad hair day.
  • Odd Ball bursts because he hides inside a thorn bush.
  • Sweet Tooth suffers from tooth decay because of all the sweets he's eaten.
  • Tom Thug now possesses great intelligence because he has passed an exam with flying colours, much to his disappointment.
  • Bernie Banks of Memory Banks dies because he forgets to keep breathing.
  • Junior Rotter becomes the Prime Minister.
  • Tony Broke is happy because his parents have won 90 squillion pounds on the National Lottery, making Tony and his family mega-rich. Ivor Lott has broken down in tears because his father has lost all of his money investing in the Buster comic, making Ivor and his family very poor. Thus, Ivor Lott and Tony Broke have swapped places, with Tony being rich and Ivor being poor.
  • Melvyn of Melvyn's Mirror breaks the mirror, resulting in seven years' bad luck, but in Mirrorland, it's the opposite (seven years' good luck), but unfortunately, it also means that Melvyn will never see his family again and will be stuck in Mirrorland forever.
  • Bobby of Bobby's Ghoul has grown old, so his ghoul-friend (who never ages because she is a ghost) breaks up with him.
  • Watford Gapp can't think of a word rhyming with "oblige", so he cannot finish his poem.
  • Fuss Pot is too fussy to appear in the comic.
  • Ray of X-Ray Specs has his specs taken back by I.Squint, the optician because he says that he only lent Ray the specs in 1975, and that he couldn't keep them.
  • Jon and Suzy of Double Trouble have started to like each other. Also Sweeny Toddler says that he is going to like everyone from now on.
  • Buster takes off his cap to reveal a Dennis the Menace-style haircut.
  • The Millennium Bug affects Vid Kid's remote, resulting in the entire universe being turned off.

This final strip was written by the last cartoonist for Buster, J. Edward Oliver.

A Swedish edition of Buster began in 1967. At first, most of the material was taken from the UK edition; but as time went on the magazine produced more and more original material. See Buster (sport comic) for more information.

On 19 March 2012, the Royal Mail launched a special stamp collection to celebrate Britain's rich comic book history. The collection featured The Beano, The Dandy, Eagle, The Topper, Roy of the Rovers, Bunty, Buster, Valiant, Twinkle and 2000 AD.

Buster (dog)

Buster was a dog belonging to Roy Hattersley, a British politician and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

Buster was a mongrel, as his father was a German Shepherd, and his mother a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. He was a former rescue dog adopted by Hattersley from Brent Animal Shelter, in 1995.

In 1996, Buster attacked and killed a goose in St. James's Park, London. On 6 April, Hattersley was stopped and questioned by the police while returning home after walking Buster in the park. Buster was suspected of killing the goose, while not under Hattersley's control, and a quick check revealed blood around his muzzle. As the goose was located in a Royal Park, it was the property of The Queen. The Royal connection, coupled with Hattersley's prominent public position, led to national media coverage of the incident. He was charged with contravening Regulation 3(5)(b) of the Royal and Other Parks and Gardens Regulations 1977. On 20 November 1996, Hattersley pleaded guilty by letter, and was fined £25 for letting Buster off the lead (although he claimed that Buster had pulled the lead out of his hand), and £50 for letting him kill the goose.

The incident has been referred to in the media many times, both by Hattersley himself and by others, including his political opponents. Hattersley wrote a piece in The Guardian, sympathising with The Princess Royal after one of her dogs had allegedly attacked a woman in Windsor, and Jeremy Paxman mentioned the incident in a piece in The Times which he wrote in response to comments Hattersley had made about the BBC.

In 1998, Hattersley published Buster's Diaries (as told to Roy Hattersley) which were purportedly the dog's own thoughts on his life and relationship with his owner, and in which Buster was characterised as having acted in self-defense.

Buster has also appeared on television numerous times, which includes a 2001 profiling on Star Pets.

Buster died in October 2009. Following his death, Private Eye's E. J. Thribb wrote a memorial poem for Buster.

Usage examples of "buster".

Fatty to Buster, and Ern pointed his finger at Bingo, and said exactly the same.

Buster and Bingo were puzzled and distressed to see Fatty and Ern rolling on the floor, groaning as their cords seemed to get tighter and tighter.

At the counter, Rip, Goalie, and Buster were having their last cup of coffee, already wondering what was going to be on TV that night.

Even Rip and Goalie were there with their grandchildren, seated on the top row beside Buster who was eating a wad of blue cotton candy.

Larry Lepper donned his oversize Buster Bear head and waddled down the winding steps, his heart in his mouth.

But it was so very faint that Lightfoot knew Buster was not near, so he went ahead again, but even more carefully than before.

Like him, she wore a fine mesh armor suit of thin but incredibly strong mithril rings, custom fitted to her by Buster Bracer, the finest armorer in Mithril Hall.

The young toughs in control wore uniform blazers, rutilant with a monogram SL, and they would not at first let him in by the stage door: you line up with the rest, buster.

But from all the spics and rock apes he could see running about, Buster had his doubts.

So we ate a hasty lunch of vichyssoise and ice cream and had Buster drive us in the Rolls to the Federated Department Store where we bought a great many things for the new house and a new horse blanket for Dan.

Buster Oates was right up front and he said that big retarded boy had him a whanger the size of a Akron fire-plug.

When the class moved on, was no longer there, when nothing remained of it but calls, laughter, screams, and the voices of the scrags, schoolies, brain busters, in short, teachers, the magpie called three times.

Sheridan Trust Company was the biggest of its kind, and Sheridan himself had been the biggest builder and breaker and truster and buster under the smoke.

I realized that they looked upon me as the Wild Colonial Boy, the bronco buster from the Barcoo, and I determined to act up to it.

She kissed me with abandon and George and Sam shook hands with each other and with Andrew and Buster and Slim, who had just come in from the hospital.