Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trustbuster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trust-buster
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or entity responsible for breaking up trusts or monopolies.

American usage

Example Sentences

"America’s top trustbusters mean to make their policing presence felt. Lawyers, bankers and financiers now “recognise that there are cops on the beat…that we’re vigorously looking to protect the American public from illegal mergers,” says Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces consumer-protection and competition laws."
"Britain’s chief trustbuster is sitting in a meeting room at the CMA’s head office after a whirlwind morning of broadcast interviews about its latest intervention, this time in the market for baby milk formula."

Etymology

From trust + buster. Initially used with reference to the antitrust policies of Theodore Roosevelt.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

trustbusters (plural)

Questions

What does trustbuster mean?: A person or entity responsible for breaking up trusts or monopolies.
Where does trustbuster come from?: From trust + buster. Initially used with reference to the antitrust policies of Theodore Roosevelt.

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