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burster

burster noun: one who, or that which, bursts or causes to burst.

Noun

burster (plural bursters)

  1. One who, or that which, bursts or causes to burst.
    • Third, the bubble bursters argue that the Greenspan-Bernanke policy is inherently inflationary because of a built-in asymmetry.2008 June 15, Alan S. Blinder, “Two Bubbles, Two Paths”, in New York Times
  2. A machine that separates one-part continuous form paper into individual sheets along the transverse perforations.

Forms of burster

pluralbursters

Origin of burster

From burst + -er. Compare buster.

Words formed from burster

Questions about burster

What does burster mean?
Burster means one who, or that which, bursts or causes to burst.
What part of speech is burster?
Burster is a noun.
What is the plural of burster?
The plural of burster is bursters.

Words near burster in the dictionary

  1. bursted in
  2. Burstein
  3. Bursteins
  4. bursten
  5. burstenness
  6. burster
  7. bursters
  8. bursteth
  9. burstier
  10. burstiest
  11. burstily

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