Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

pusher

 - 3 dictionary results

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 + -er 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To pusher
push·er   (pŏŏsh'ər)   
n.   Slang
One who sells drugs illegally.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
pusher

  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.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see pusher on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: