drugbuster

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noun

A member of law enforcement who works against illegal drug use.

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Meanings

noundrugbuster (plural drugbusters)

plural drugbusters

  1. colloquialA member of law enforcement who works against illegal drug use.

    Still the would-be drugbusters stomp about, trying to muster posses to ride out, hang the fiends high, and purge the land of demon dope.

    1988 November 18, Eric Scigliano, “How to Win the War on Drugs”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2015

Origin

From drug + buster.

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APA

drugbuster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drugbuster

MLA

“drugbuster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drugbuster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drugbuster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drugbuster.

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