pusher.
Someone or something that pushes.
Meaning & usage
Someone or something that pushes.
A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule.
A girl or woman.
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.
A tolkach.
Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”).
A device in a coke oven for levelling the coal, traditionally operated by a pusherman.
Synonym of toolpusher.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin pulsō Old French poulser Middle French pousserbor. Middle English pushen English push Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English pusher From push + -er.
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