dustbusters

Handheld cleaning devices

Dustbusters is a trademarked name for handheld vacuum cleaners, now used generically for any small, cordless vacuum designed for quick cleanups: I grabbed the dustbuster to get the crumbs off the couch.

The name evokes the ghostbusting imagery of hunting down and eliminating dust.

appliance

handheld

Designed for palm use

rechargeable · suction · compact · lightweight · battery · cleaning · crumbs · debris · nozzle · filter

trademark

brand

Company's product line name

miniature · cordless · portable · household · iconic · 1979 · invention · consumer · marketing · generic

slang

cleaners

Agents that remove dirt

pickup · maintenance · housekeeping · chores · spills · surfaces · sweeping · freshening · touch-up · straightening

Opposites
size and power

dustbustersshop vacs

Portable industrial vacuum cleaners

cleaning approach

dustbustersbrooms

Handled sweeping implements

dustpans · mops · carpet sweepers · feather dusters

Family

dust, buster, dusts, dusted, dusting, dusty, duster, dusters, dustier

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G