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pusher.

Someone or something that pushes.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpʊʃə/UK
  1. Someone or something that pushes.

  2. A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule.

  3. A girl or woman.

    slang
  4. A drug dealer.

    colloquial
  5. An aircraft with the propeller behind the fuselage.

  6. 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).

  7. A defensive player who does not attempt to hit winners, instead playing slower shots into the opponent's court.

  8. A tolkach.

    historical · informal
  9. Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”).

  10. A device in a coke oven for levelling the coal, traditionally operated by a pusherman.

  11. 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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