"drugbuster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drugbusters [plural]
Etymology: From drug + buster. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drug|buster}} drug + buster Head templates: {{en-noun}} drugbuster (plural drugbusters)
  1. (colloquial) A member of law enforcement who works against illegal drug use. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-drugbuster-en-noun-DAXav~zL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1988 November 18, Eric Scigliano, “How to Win the War on Drugs”, in Chicago Reader:",
          "text": "Still the would-be drugbusters stomp about, trying to muster posses to ride out, hang the fiends high, and purge the land of demon dope.",
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        "(colloquial) A member of law enforcement who works against illegal drug use."
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