gangbuster
noun
gangbuster is spelled G-A-N-G-B-U-S-T-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gangbuster means “A law enforcement officer who specializes in disrupting organized crime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gangbuster is gangbusters.
How many letters and syllables are in gangbuster?
| Letters | 10: G-A-N-G-B-U-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gangbuster?
Gangbuster appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gangbuster?
Gangbuster has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gangbuster
- gangbusters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gangbuster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A law enforcement officer who specializes in disrupting organized crime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gangbuster come from?
From gang + buster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).