Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dust buster

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
dust -buster
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Etymology

A genericization of the 1979 Black & Decker Dustbuster hand-held vacuum cleaner, from dust + buster (“vanquisher, overpowerer”).

Inflected Forms

dust busters (plural) dustbuster (alternative)

Phrases

dirt devil dust devil

Frequently Paired Words

dirt devil dust devil shopvac

Synonyms

minivac

Questions

What does dust buster mean?
A hand-held vacuum cleaner.
Where does dust buster come from?
A genericization of the 1979 Black & Decker Dustbuster hand-held vacuum cleaner, from dust + buster (“vanquisher, overpowerer”).

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