Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprawlbuster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sprawl-buster
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opponent of suburban sprawl.

Example Sentences

"Sprawlbusters everywhere were empowered by Disney's withdrawal. Many saw the parallels to hometown proposals in Disney's 3000-acre scheme – a 400-acre theme park and parking lots, surrounded by 2300 units of suburban housing, 1.9 million square feet of mall development, two golf courses, a waterpark, campsite, and more […]"
"In particular, he singles out three heroes: community development corporations, "sprawlbusters," and the New Urbanism."
"In-house sprawlbuster Constance E. Beaumont has described the downslide for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. With the road as colonizer, “exurbanization” launches the momentum to destruction and disinvestment, she began."

Etymology

From sprawl + buster. Coined by American activist and founder of "Sprawl-Busters" Al Norman in 1993.

Inflected Forms

sprawlbusters (plural)

Questions

What does sprawlbuster mean?: An opponent of suburban sprawl.
Where does sprawlbuster come from?: From sprawl + buster. Coined by American activist and founder of "Sprawl-Busters" Al Norman in 1993.

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