pusher
noun
a person or thing that pushes.
pushers
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pluralof pusher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Playing the 2p pushers, I meet John and Sue, a couple down on a coach trip from the Midlands.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever to live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
But as the Kent E-FIT debacle reminds us, such pencil pushers still have a lot to teach our modern-day crime stoppers, and even the fanciest image model can’t beat a trained sketch artist just yet.
From Slate ● May 1, 2024
Here’s a recap of some of our favorite new record-breakers and, pardon the pun, envelope pushers from the academy’s latest choices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
He drove beneath a canopy of elms, then along a stretch of open shore, then past the municipal docks, where a woman in pedal pushers stood casting for bullheads.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
