busher
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of busher
Example Sentences
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But being a "busher" in the bailiwick of the Eastern press giants has had its drawbacks.
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
Hank had handled the tools of ignorance briefly in those days as a busher.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like all baseballers before and since Ring Lardner's busher, he learned the tired routine for killing time on the road, "the one bad thing about baseball," says he.
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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