Burster

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time wordnet
  3. 3
    A machine that separates one-part continuous form paper into individual sheets along the transverse perforations.

Synonyms

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bursting chargechargechargeexplosive charge

Example

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"Third, the bubble bursters argue that the Greenspan-Bernanke policy is inherently inflationary because of a built-in asymmetry."

Etymology

From burst + -er. Compare buster.

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