pusher

[ poo sh-er ]

/ ˈpʊʃ ər /

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noun

a person or thing that pushes.

Slang. a peddler of illegal drugs.

Aeronautics. an airplane that is driven by pusher propellers.

Nautical. one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the sixth or seventh from forward.Compare driver(def 10b), spanker(def 1b).

Railroads. a helper attached to the rear of a train, usually to provide extra power for climbing a steep grade.

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Origin of pusher

First recorded in 1585–95; push + -er¹

Words nearby pusher

pushball, pushcard, pushcart, pushchair, pushed, pusher, pusher propeller, pushful, pushing, pushkin, pushout

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Example sentences from the Web for pusher

Now, she stars in the first big film of her career, Pusher, out Friday, and produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (director of Drive).
Agyness Deyn in ‘Pusher’: On Stripping, Acting, and How She’s Not Done Modeling|Isabel Wilkinson|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After that, she says, she and Winding Refn plan to team up for a sequel to Pusher—but this time, the story will center around Flo.
Agyness Deyn in ‘Pusher’: On Stripping, Acting, and How She’s Not Done Modeling|Isabel Wilkinson|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The photograph shows the correct position of the pusher in operation.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts|Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
As momentum and the downward curve of the hill exerted their influence, the pusher found his task easier and easier.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde|Stewart Edward White

He was certainly homely and a pusher, just an ordinary "hill billy," as he had described himself.
The Shadow|Mary White Ovington
The swift tractor biplane may possibly give way to the slower biplane of the pusher type, which has greater stability.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
They cleaned the pusher, and left him sitting on the steps, a picture of slumped misery.
Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for pusher

pusher

/ (ˈpʊʃə) /

noun

informal a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics such as heroin and morphine

informal an actively or aggressively ambitious person

a type of aircraft propeller placed behind the engine
a type of aircraft using such a propeller

a person or thing that pushes

British a rakelike implement used by small children to push food onto a spoon

Australian the usual name for pushchair

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pusher

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noun