Home › Words › D › drugbusterdrugbusterdrugbuster means A member of law enforcement who works against illegal drug use.EtymologyFrom drug + buster.nounA member of law enforcement who works against illegal drug use.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gangbuster 69% match — A law enforcement officer who specializes in disrupting organized crime. vs drugbuster →crimebuster 67% match — A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice. vs drugbuster →counterdrug 61% match — Against the trafficking of drugs. vs drugbuster →drugger 60% match — A druggist. vs drugbuster →crimebusting 59% match — The work of a crimebuster; the thwarting of criminal activity. vs drugbuster →dopester 58% match — A member of a street gang who sells drugs. vs drugbuster →antidrug 58% match — Against drugs; advocating against drug use. vs drugbuster →narc 58% match — A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control. vs drugbuster →