Meanings
nounrodbuster (plural rodbusters)
plural rodbusters · alternative rod buster
- slangbusinessA concrete-reinforcing ironworker.
Present-day construction "stiffs" relish explanation of such nicknames as pile butt, rod buster, rust eater, tin knocker, and wood butcher, as well as tales about what these "hands" do.
1993, Archie Green, Wobblies, Pile Butts, and Other Heroes: Laborlore Explorations, page 4
Origin
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