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dust buster

dust buster noun: a hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Noun

dust buster (plural dust busters)

  1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner.
    Synonyms:
    minivac

Synonyms of dust buster

Forms of dust buster

pluraldust busters
alternative formdustbuster

Origin of dust buster

A genericization of the 1979 Black & Decker Dustbuster hand-held vacuum cleaner, from dust + buster (“vanquisher, overpowerer”).

Questions about dust buster

What does dust buster mean?
Dust buster means a hand-held vacuum cleaner.
What part of speech is dust buster?
Dust buster is a noun.
What is the plural of dust buster?
The plural of dust buster is dust busters.

Words near dust buster in the dictionary

  1. Dust Bowl
  2. dust box
  3. dust boxes
  4. dust bunnies
  5. dust bunny
  6. dust buster
  7. dust busters
  8. dust cap
  9. dust caps
  10. dust cart
  11. dust carts

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