English Explanatory Dictionary

dust buster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Word forms

dust buster dust busters dustbuster

Etymology

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

Synonyms

minivac

Related words

dirt devil dust devil
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