Rodbuster

Alternative forms

• rod buster

Origin

rod + buster

Full definition of rodbuster

Noun

1. (slang, construction) A concrete-reinforcing ironworker.
• 1993, Archie Green, Wobblies, Pile Butts, and Other Heroes: Laborlore Explorations, page 4Present-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.