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pusher

[ poosh-er ]

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noun

a person or thing that pushes.
Slang. a peddler of illegal drugs.
Aeronautics. an airplane that is driven by pusher propellers.
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 ).
Railroads. a helper attached to the rear of a train, usually to provide extra power for climbing a steep grade.

pusher

/ ˈpʊʃə /

informal.
a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics such as heroin and morphine
informal.
an actively or aggressively ambitious person
1. a type of aircraft propeller placed behind the engine
2. a type of aircraft using such a propeller
a person or thing that pushes
a rakelike implement used by small children to push food onto a spoon
the usual name for pushchair

Origin of pusher¹

First recorded in 1585–95; push + -er ¹

I could do the job of personal assistant and wheelchair-pusher and look good doing it.

This is something that no number counter or pencil pusher in Hollywood can ever understand.

Now, she stars in the first big film of her career, Pusher, out Friday, and produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (director of Drive).

After that, she says, she and Winding Refn plan to team up for a sequel to Pusher—but this time, the story will center around Flo.

The point C is the centre of the propeller, or, in the case of a "pusher" aeroplane, the centre of the nacelle.

This record is surpassed by engines which have just been built for pusher service on the soft-coal Virginian Railway.

These men, seeing the headlight of the stalled engine, were ready for action as the 'pusher' raced forward at full speed.

The swift tractor biplane may possibly give way to the slower biplane of the pusher type, which has greater stability.

The pusher gives a final shove at the rear end, and cuts loose, glad to be rid of the job.

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