blusher

American  

[bluhsh-er] / ˈblʌʃ ər /

noun

1. a person who blushes.

2. blush.

3. an edible mushroom, Amanita rubescens, that turns from yellow to red when touched: blushers are edible when cooked, but in the wild are easily confused with certain poisonous species of similar appearance.

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blusher British  

/ ˈblʌʃə /

noun

1. a cosmetic applied to the face to imbue it with a rosy colour

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Etymology

Origin of blusher

First recorded in 1655–65; blush + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Her cheeks were bright with blusher and her lips painted, but all Nina had brought with her was a few clothes and some homemade jam.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

Another big problem is that I am a huge blusher.

From Slate • May 23, 2021

When my husband and I married 33 years ago I went with a gown with a train and a cathedral veil - but I said no to the blusher.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2016

All five members of Joanne Joanne are women, including “Nick Rhodes”, aka Lolo Wood, who not only sounds like Rhodes but, thanks to purple eyeliner and blusher, vaguely looks like him.

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2016

What if by “know the provenance,” Orlagh literally just meant that she knew where particular blusher mushrooms had come from?

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black