"Buster" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbʌstɚ/ [US]
Etymology: From Austrian German Buste (“pockmark, boil”), from Latin apostema (“boil”), + -er. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Buste||pockmark, boil}} German Buste (“pockmark, boil”), {{der|en|la|apostema||boil}} Latin apostema (“boil”), {{m|de|-er}} -er Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Buster
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Buster-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbʌstɚ/ [US]
Etymology: From buster. Etymology templates: {{m|en|buster}} buster Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Buster
  1. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Buster-en-name-yDfLNrGi
  2. A male nickname.
    Sense id: en-Buster-en-name-0GiTmRIK
  3. (colloquial, variously expressing familiarity, admiration, or hostility) Term of address for a man. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Buster-en-name-ipZH0dZx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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