rodbuster

noun

rodbuster

noun

Etymology From rod + buster.

1

Business, Construction, Manufacturing Slang A concrete-reinforcing ironworker.

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.1993, Archie Green, Wobblies, Pile Butts, and Other Heroes: Laborlore Explorations, page 4:

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