duster

noun

dust·​er ˈdə-stər 

1

: one that removes dust

2

a(1)

: a long lightweight overgarment to protect clothing from dust

(2)

: a long coat cut like a duster

called also duster coat

b

: a dress-length housecoat

3

: one that scatters fine particles

specifically : a device for applying insecticidal or fungicidal dusts to crops

4

: dust storm

Examples of duster in a Sentence

He wore a tan duster.

Recent Examples on the Web

Try to remember to pull out a step stool and get up there with a duster or hand vac every so often. —Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025

Save your back and joints from a little pain by using an extendable duster, sweeping it over the corners and tops of the baseboards. —Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024

Other pictures showed Redd in an all-black ensemble with a chain around his neck, standing next to Leray in a leopard print bra top, black duster and jeans. —Kayla Grant, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Take your duster to it as part of your regular cleaning routine, and never worry about your tall friend spotting the mess again. —Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing duster

• crop duster
• feather duster
• knuckle-duster

Rhymes for duster

• bluster
• buster
• cluster
• juster
• luster
• lustre
• muster
• thruster
• trustor
• adjuster
• baluster
• blockbuster

Kids Definition

duster

noun

dust·​er ˈdəs-tər 

1

: one that dusts

2

a

: a loose-fitting usually lightweight long coat

called also duster coat

b

: a dress-length housecoat

3

: one that scatters fine particles

especially : a device for applying insecticidal or fungicidal dusts to crops compare crop duster