pusher

[poosh-er]

push·er

[poosh-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that pushes.
2.
Slang. a peddler of illegal drugs.
3.
Aeronautics. an airplane that is driven by pusher propellers.
4.
Nautical. one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the sixth or seventh from forward. Compare driver (def. 10b), spanker (def. 1b).
5.
Railroads. a helper attached to the rear of a train, usually to provide extra power for climbing a steep grade.

Origin:
1585–95; push + -er1
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pusher (ˈpʊʃə)
 
n
1.  informal a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics such as heroin and morphine
2.  informal an actively or aggressively ambitious person
3.  a.  a type of aircraft propeller placed behind the engine
 b.  a type of aircraft using such a propeller
4.  a person or thing that pushes
5.  (Brit) a rakelike implement used by small children to push food onto a spoon
6.  (Austral) the usual name for pushchair

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pusher definition


  1. n.
    a drug dealer who works hard to establish new addicts and customers. (Drugs. See also push.) : That pusher over on Eighth Street was just mobbed by a group of angry parents.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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