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Definition of doorbuster

doorbuster

/ˈdɔːrˌbʌs.tɚ/
door · bus · ter
Plural:doorbusters
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doorbuster Lexical Profile

doorbuster Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

North American A special retail promotion or heavily discounted item offered for a limited time, typically at the very beginning of a major sale, to attract large crowds of shoppers into a store.

Example

"The electronics store advertised a half-price television as an early-morning doorbuster on Black Friday."

Synonyms
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• Nearby Words

doomsdayer
door
doorbell
doorbuster
doorframe
doorjamb
doorkeeper

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in mid-20th-century American retail advertising from 'door' and 'buster', evoking the image of eager shoppers crowding and bursting through a store's doors at opening time to grab heavily discounted items.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Doorbuster. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/doorbuster
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