buster

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌstəʳ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌstɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bus′tər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
buster,
-buster n		 informal (person: defeats [sth])que combate algo loc adj
  destructor de algo loc adj
Note: Usually used in combination
 Batman is a famous crime-buster.
 Batman es un famoso personaje que combate el crimen.
buster n US, informal, disapproving, dated (form of address) (ES: informal)tío nm
  (AR: informal)macho, boludo nm
  (MX: informal)cuate nm
  (MX: coloquial)güey nm
 Hey buster, you can't park your car there! US
 ¡Eh, tío!, ¡no puedes estacionar tu auto allí!
 ¡Eh, macho!, ¡no podés estacionar tu auto ahí!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
buster | -buster
InglésEspañol
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n		 figurative, informal (woman threatening to men)hinchapelotas, rompebolas nf
  manipuladora nf
  manipuladora nf
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n		 figurative, informal (strict disciplinarian)hinchapelotas n común
  rompebolas n común
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Collocations: informal: (now) you (just) listen here, buster!, informal: like it or not, buster!, informal: buster brown, more...

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