pusher
Meaning
- Someone or something that pushes.
- A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule.
- (slang) A girl or woman.
- (colloquial) A drug dealer.
- An aircraft with the propeller behind the fuselage.
- A device that one pushes in order to transport a baby while on foot, such as a stroller or pram (as opposed to a carrier such as a front or back pack).
- A defensive player who does not attempt to hit winners, instead playing slower shots into the opponent's court.
- (informal) A tolkach.
- Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”)
- A device in a coke oven for levelling the coal, traditionally operated by a pusherman.
Synonyms
drug trafficker
drug peddler
hansom cab
drug runner
lion-hunter
pushbeam
coaster wagon
radius rod
ejector pin
car pusher
discharging machine
pusher bar
pushing device
knockout plate
car puller
stock pusher
stripping pins
push pole
pushover bar
knock-out pin
pushing bar
push pedal
pusher gear
trip feeder
push boat
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpʊʃə/
Etymology
From push + -er.
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