A "sodbuster" is a term that refers to a farmer or pioneer who works hard to break up or bust the tough and grassy soil (sod) in order to cultivate crops. Full definition
It begins in the 1850s Nebraska Territory, where Mary Bee Cuddy (Swank) uses her commanding nature to wine and dine a local sodbuster. (thecriticalcritics.com)
An aged ex-gunfighter (Eastwood) is convinced to leave his sodbuster home to accompany a green, wannabe gunman along with another old accomplice (Morgan Freeman) to avenge the disfiguring of a woman they don't know by a sheriff (Gene Hackman) they never heard of. (pastemagazine.com)