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busher

American  
[boosh-er] / ˈbʊʃ ər /

noun

Baseball Slang.
  1. bush leaguer.


Etymology

Origin of busher

1910–15, bush 1 ( league 1 ) + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Hank had handled the tools of ignorance briefly in those days as a busher.

From Time Magazine Archive

But being a "busher" in the bailiwick of the Eastern press giants has had its drawbacks.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a busher, he was already a clown.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Boston, after a particularly bitter exchange with Durocher during one tight game, Stanky loosed his famed insult: "Durocher, you've been a busher all your life, and you'll always be a busher."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Say, busher, you 've lasted longer'n we expected, but you don't know it!"

From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane

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