"dust buster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dust busters [plural], dustbuster [alternative]
Etymology: A genericization of the 1979 Black & Decker Dustbuster hand-held vacuum cleaner, from dust + buster (“vanquisher, overpowerer”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} dust buster (plural dust busters)
  1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner Wikipedia link: Black & Decker, Dustbuster Synonyms: minivac

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