burster noun. ['bǝ:stǝ] E17.
[from BURST verb + -ER¹.]
1. A person who or thing which bursts. E17.
b. spec. A machine for separating continuous stationery into its constituent sheets. M20.

2. = BUSTER 3. Austral. & NZ. M19.

3. Astronomy. A cosmic source of powerful short-lived bursts of X-rays or other radiation. L20.

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