noun
pusher
PUU-shuh
noun
1
Someone or something that pushes.
"The nurse used a pusher to help load the trolley."
2
Slang for a person who sells illegal drugs.
"The film follows an undercover cop trying to catch a local pusher."
3
An aircraft whose propeller is mounted behind the fuselage rather than in front.
"The old pusher biplane looked unusual with its rear-facing propeller."
How to Use Pusher
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly used today as slang for a drug dealer, though it originally just meant anyone who pushes something.
When to use it
The drug-dealer sense is informal/slang.
Word Forms
pushers plural
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Etymology
Simply "push" plus the agent suffix "-er" — someone or something that does the pushing.