doorbustern.

Brit.

/ˈdɔːbʌstə/, U.S.

/ˈdɔrˌbəstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: door n., -buster comb. form.

Etymology: < door n. + -buster comb. form.In sense 2 apparently with reference to the notion of customers beating down the doors of a shop to take advantage of such an offer.

Chiefly U.S. (originally colloquial).

a. A person who breaks into a room or building, esp. by force.In quot. 1893 in figurative context.

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1893 Advocate & Topeka (Kansas) Tribune 22 Nov. 3/2 Shoot all sneaking skulkers out at the back door on the double-quick; the dictator-door-busters are upon us!

1897 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 5 Mar. 5/4 If you want to get into a man's office, go get a locksmith and break in... If you don't want to do it, go get the Lieutenant Governor he's a ‘door-buster’. He'll do it.

1994 D. C. Waller Commandos iv. 206 Evaluators pasted paper targets on ceilings in the shooting house to see if the door busters would think to look up when they cleared a room.

b. An instrument or device used to open doors by force.

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1988 T. Harris Silence of Lambs lv. 309 It was a twelve-pound door-buster sledgehammer, the head wrapped in colored foil like a flowerpot.

1994 D. Koontz Dark Rivers of Heart viii. 102 The gun was, after all, a door-buster: Three quick rounds tore the hell out of the jamb and striker plate.

2003 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 10 June (Youthlink Mag. section) 12/4 We see the police swing a door buster with the words, ‘knock knock’ on it.

2. A heavily discounted price offered on a particular item of merchandise for a limited time, esp. during special early-morning opening hours. Now frequently attributive.

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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [noun] > other specific prices

subscription price1676

mint price1758

standard1778

pool price1789

O.P.1810

stumpage1835

mint value1839

maximum price1841

piece price1865

street price1865

supply price1870

base price1876

hammer-price1900

doorbuster1917

off-price1933

reference price1943

1917 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Republican 28 Aug. 6 (advt.) Here are Wednesday's eight o'clock door-busters. It is bargains such as these, that are sold for tiny fractions of their original prices, that bring people down to the store doors.

1948 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 12 July 14 (advt.) Newberry's ‘Door Buster’ Sale starts Thursday, July 15th 9:00 A.M. sharp.

1964 Los Angeles Times 28 June i. 5 (advt.) Sunday door busters. If you're interested in any of these you'd better be here before 11:30, no kidding! Doors open at 12:00.

1998 M. Moore Compl. Idiot's Guide Househ. Solutions xviii. 260 Stores frequently run ‘door-buster’ sales, and often by the end of the sale they have sold out of the item.

2009 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) (Nexis) 28 Nov. Shoppers appeared to gravitate toward the low-priced doorbuster items.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	doorbuster
释义	doorbustern. Brit. /ˈdɔːbʌstə/, U.S. /ˈdɔrˌbəstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: door n., -buster comb. form. Etymology: < door n. + -buster comb. form.In sense 2 apparently with reference to the notion of customers beating down the doors of a shop to take advantage of such an offer. Chiefly U.S. (originally colloquial). 1. a. A person who breaks into a room or building, esp. by force.In quot. 1893 in figurative context. ΚΠ 1893 Advocate & Topeka (Kansas) Tribune 22 Nov. 3/2 Shoot all sneaking skulkers out at the back door on the double-quick; the dictator-door-busters are upon us! 1897 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 5 Mar. 5/4 If you want to get into a man's office, go get a locksmith and break in... If you don't want to do it, go get the Lieutenant Governor he's a ‘door-buster’. He'll do it. 1994 D. C. Waller Commandos iv. 206 Evaluators pasted paper targets on ceilings in the shooting house to see if the door busters would think to look up when they cleared a room. b. An instrument or device used to open doors by force. ΚΠ 1988 T. Harris Silence of Lambs lv. 309 It was a twelve-pound door-buster sledgehammer, the head wrapped in colored foil like a flowerpot. 1994 D. Koontz Dark Rivers of Heart viii. 102 The gun was, after all, a door-buster: Three quick rounds tore the hell out of the jamb and striker plate. 2003 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 10 June (Youthlink Mag. section) 12/4 We see the police swing a door buster with the words, ‘knock knock’ on it. 2. A heavily discounted price offered on a particular item of merchandise for a limited time, esp. during special early-morning opening hours. Now frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [noun] > other specific prices subscription price1676 mint price1758 standard1778 pool price1789 O.P.1810 stumpage1835 mint value1839 maximum price1841 piece price1865 street price1865 supply price1870 base price1876 hammer-price1900 doorbuster1917 off-price1933 reference price1943 1917 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Republican 28 Aug. 6 (advt.) Here are Wednesday's eight o'clock door-busters. It is bargains such as these, that are sold for tiny fractions of their original prices, that bring people down to the store doors. 1948 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 12 July 14 (advt.) Newberry's ‘Door Buster’ Sale starts Thursday, July 15th 9:00 A.M. sharp. 1964 Los Angeles Times 28 June i. 5 (advt.) Sunday door busters. If you're interested in any of these you'd better be here before 11:30, no kidding! Doors open at 12:00. 1998 M. Moore Compl. Idiot's Guide Househ. Solutions xviii. 260 Stores frequently run ‘door-buster’ sales, and often by the end of the sale they have sold out of the item. 2009 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) (Nexis) 28 Nov. Shoppers appeared to gravitate toward the low-priced doorbuster items. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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