burster

English

Etymology

From burst +‎ -er. Compare buster.

Noun

burster (plural bursters)

1. One who, or that which, bursts or causes to burst.
   • 2008 June 15, Alan S. Blinder, “Two Bubbles, Two Paths”, in New York Times‎:

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

2. A machine that separates one-part continuous form paper into individual sheets along the transverse perforations.

Derived terms

• egg burster

Anagrams

• Bruster