crimebuster
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
American usage; Informal
Example Sentences
- "This corporation law background is less known than his record as a crime-buster."
- "Bit by bit, J. Edgar Hoover's image as an incorruptible crimebuster has crumbled since his death in 1972."
- "Swayze's ruthless crimebuster never hesitates—and as he plugs street scum full of bullets and pursues his own form of frontier justice with a hard, penetrating squint, we find ourselves rooting for a character who, in lesser hands, could be perceived as downright ugly."