gusher
[guhsh-er]
- a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- a person who gushes.
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Origin of gusher
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Contemporary Examples
The doubling of the stock markets has created a gusher of capital gains taxes.
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.
Environmentalists are in danger of missing the chance to give this gusher a name that will stick in the historical record.
Historical Examples
In the course of a year or two, the first "gusher" was discovered.
Diggers in the EarthEva March Tappan
They're liable to bring in a gusher that'll send the price soaring.
The Fifth AceDouglas Grant
We were obliged to say that we had not the pleasure of Mr. Gusher's acquaintance.
He knew that the Gusher told every Woman the same thing, playing no Favorites.
People You KnowGeorge Ade
Of these two Friends, one was a Gusher and the other a Grouch.
People You KnowGeorge Ade
gusher
- a person who gushes, as in being unusually effusive or sentimental
- something, such as a spurting oil well, that gushes
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Word Origin and History for gusher
n.
"oil well that flows without pumping," 1886, agent noun from gush. Earlier in a sense of "overly effusive person" (1864).
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