rate-buster

A form of ratebuster — A worker who works as fast as possible, ignoring the limits on productivity agreed by other workers or by a union.

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Meanings

nounrate-buster (plural rate-busters)

plural rate-busters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ratebuster.
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APA

rate-buster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rate-buster

MLA

“rate-buster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rate-buster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rate-buster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rate-buster.

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