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buster

/ˈbʌs.tər/

Traducción: Sustantivo con varios significados: tratamiento informal hacia un hombre; niño robusto; persona que doma caballos; persona o cosa que destruye o suprime algo; o persona nacida en la generación posterior al baby boom, cuando la natalidad cayó bruscamente.

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noun

B2formalcommon/ˈbʌs.tər/

A noun with multiple meanings: an informal form of address for a man; a robust child; a person who breaks horses; a person or thing that breaks up or overpowers something; or a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo con varios significados: tratamiento informal hacia un hombre; niño robusto; persona que doma caballos; persona o cosa que destruye o suprime algo; o persona nacida en la generación posterior al baby boom, cuando la natalidad cayó bruscamente.
  1. Informal address B1 informal american

    An informal and often confrontational way to address a man or boy.

    • Hey buster, watch where you're going!
    • Listen buster, I don't have time for your games.
    • You'd better apologize, buster.

    🇪🇸Tío, amigo (trato informal y confrontativo)

    Sinónimos: buddydudefellowjackmisterpalsonny

  2. Robust child B1 informal

    A lively, healthy, and strong child.

    • Their little buster is always running around the yard.
    • He's a real buster, full of energy and mischief.
    • The park was full of little busters playing tag.

    🇪🇸chaval robusto

  3. Horse tamer C1 formal american

    A person who breaks or tames wild horses.

    • The old buster could tame any wild stallion.
    • He worked as a buster on a ranch in Wyoming.
    • The buster's skill with horses was legendary.

    🇪🇸Domador de caballos

    Sinónimos: bronco busterbroncobuster

  4. Overpowering force B2 informal

    A person or thing that breaks up, overpowers, or destroys something.

    • The new security system is a real crime buster.
    • He's known as a union buster for his tough negotiations.
    • This gadget is a dust buster for cleaning small messes.

    🇪🇸Fuerza avasalladora

    Sinónimos: annihilatorbreakerdestroyersmasherwrecker

  5. Generation cohort C1 formal

    A person born during the baby bust period, following the baby boom generation.

    • As a buster, she grew up in a smaller demographic cohort.
    • The busters faced a competitive job market in the 1990s.
    • Many busters are now in their peak earning years.

    🇪🇸Generación del baby bust

    Sinónimos: baby buster

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  • buster's possessive singular form