doorbuster

noun

door·​bust·​er ˈdȯr-ˌbə-stər How to pronounce doorbuster (audio)
plural doorbusters
US
: a deeply discounted item or price promoted as part of a special sale
At night, they slept in sleeping bags and hammocks as they prepared for the year's biggest competition: beating their neighbors to discounted doorbusters.—Abha Bhattarai
Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon were the shining stars as all three successfully used heavy marketing strategies and doorbuster prices, especially in electronics, to lure shoppers.—Janet Morrissey

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Don’t miss out on doorbusters starting at $30. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 But there’s such a frenzy around doorbusters-style promotion that the whole event feels like…a lot. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026 Mark your calendar for the best online sales, must-have doorbuster deals and incredible savings! — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2025 What began as a celebration of the plant is closer today to a retail frenzy, with discounts and doorbusters driving the conversation instead of intention and care. — A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doorbuster

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doorbuster was in 1917

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“Doorbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbuster. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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