gusher

[ guhsh-er ]
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noun
  1. a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.

  2. a person who gushes.

Origin of gusher

1
First recorded in 1860–65; gush + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for gusher

gusher

/ (ˈɡʌʃə) /


noun
  1. a person who gushes, as in being unusually effusive or sentimental

  2. something, such as a spurting oil well, that gushes

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