duster

1. 1.

   a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

   “it was the kind of duster not experienced in years”

   Synonymsdust stormsandstormsirocco

   Broaderwindstorm
2. 2.

   a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

   Synonymsgaberdinegabardinesmockdust coat

   Broadercoverall
3. 3.

   a piece of cloth used for dusting

   Synonymsdustclothdustrag

   Broaderpiece of cloth
4. 4.

   a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter

   Broaderpitch

Other forms of duster

plural

dusters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about duster

What does duster mean?

duster means "a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in duster?

duster has 2 syllables: dus-ter. The stress falls on "dus". In IPA it is /ˈdʌstɚ/.

What is another word for duster?

Close synonyms include dust storm, sandstorm, sirocco, gaberdine, gabardine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is duster a common word?

duster is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.