Rodbuster

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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