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