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rodbuster

rodbuster noun: a concrete-reinforcing ironworker.

Noun

rodbuster (plural rodbusters)

  1. (slang) A concrete-reinforcing ironworker.
    • Present-day construction "stiffs" relish explanation of such nicknames as pile butt, rod buster, rust eater, tin knocker, and wood butcher, as well as tales about what these "hands" do.1993, Archie Green, Wobblies, Pile Butts, and Other Heroes: Laborlore Explorations, page 4

Forms of rodbuster

pluralrodbusters
alternative formrod buster

Origin of rodbuster

From rod + buster.

Questions about rodbuster

What does rodbuster mean?
Rodbuster means a concrete-reinforcing ironworker.
What part of speech is rodbuster?
Rodbuster is a noun.
What is the plural of rodbuster?
The plural of rodbuster is rodbusters.

Words near rodbuster in the dictionary

  1. Rodanthe
  2. Rodarte
  3. Rodartes
  4. Rodborough
  5. Rodbourn
  6. rodbuster
  7. rodbusters
  8. Rodchenkov
  9. Rodchenkovs
  10. Rodd
  11. Rodd Point

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