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gusher

[ guhsh-er ]

noun

  1. a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
  2. a person who gushes.


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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Word History and Origins

Origin of gusher1

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

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Example Sentences

The medical battle against the coronavirus opened a gusher of nearly $8 billion in fresh investment last year in Montgomery County’s biotech companies.

The gusher of cash amounts to a bet that Robinhood will challenge or even eclipse the old guard.

From Fortune

The combination of Michigan’s swing state status, Peters’s low name recognition, and James’s profile and better-than-expected 2018 performance has sent gushers of money into Michigan’s Senate race this year.

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The doubling of the stock markets has created a gusher of capital gains taxes.

The post-oil-spill gusher of stimulus to the gulf is likely to continue.

Uncertainty over dividend taxes spurred a gusher of special dividend payouts—7.5 times more than average.

(In fact, four years ago, I wrote a book on the topic, Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence).

He scoffs at the recent recommendation of Donald Trump that the gusher can be plugged simply by blowing it up.

Mrs. Pardiggle wrote a letter of introduction to my Guardian, in behalf of her eloquent friend, Mr. Gusher.

For days the experienced oil men made futile efforts to extinguish the gusher and to cap the shaft.

The weather had not moderated but Colonel Howell was anxious to bring the work on the gusher to a close.

Proudly enough, Paul sprang to the roaring gusher and gave the protected valve wheel a few quick turns.

He strikes a gusher that flows out twenty thousand —or maybe it was twenty million—barrels of oil a day.

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