Rodbuster
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A concrete-reinforcing ironworker. slang
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From rod + buster.
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