English

Alternative forms

• rod buster

Noun

rodbuster ‎(plural rodbusters)

1. (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.