English Explanatory Dictionary

pusher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  4. A drug dealer.
  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.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈpʊʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pusher.wav

Word forms

pusher pushers

Etymology

From push + -er.

Synonyms

banker toolpusher

Related words

tractor

Derived words

button pusher button-pusher coal pusher coin pusher cookie pusher cow pusher drug pusher paper-pusher pedal pusher pencil pusher pencil-pusher penny pusher pen pusher pen-pusher pill pusher pixel pusher pusher-thruster sharepusher stick pusher symbol pusher toolpusher tool-pusher woodpusher
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