dust buster

See also: dustbuster

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

dust buster (plural dust busters)

  1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner.
    Synonym: minivac
    Coordinate term: shopvac

See also

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