Etymology

sprawlbuster

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Today it means: An opponent of suburban sprawl. Full definition →

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The story

From sprawl + buster. Coined by American activist and founder of "Sprawl-Busters" Al Norman in 1993.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.