burster

[ bur-ster ]

noun

1. a person or thing that bursts.
2. Astronomy. x-ray burster.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burster¹

First recorded in 1850–55; burst + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Robotic equipment removed the weapons’ fuses and bursters before the mustard agent was neutralized with hot water and mixed with a caustic solution to prevent the reaction from reversing.

From Seattle Times

But life is not so easy for a hopeful chest burster, as I had occasion to learn when I was distracted by other projects and my wasp colony almost died out.

From Scientific American

Slowly examine the misty dream-like egg chamber hidden under the space jockey’s alien vessel and the bulbous horror show that follows, or the pivotal scene when a chest burster explodes from a crewmate.

From Washington Times

So it was big news a year ago when scientists found a repeating radio burster and tracked it to a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years from Earth.

From New York Times

The finding, published in the scientific journal Palaeontology, demonstrates how the insects used a tool known as egg burster to get through the shell.

From Fox News