pusher

noun

push·​er ˈpu̇-shər How to pronounce pusher (audio)
: one that pushes
especially : one that pushes illegal drugs

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But the ardent annual cookie pushers have a new challenger. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025 Place sprouts into the feed tube one by one, and use the food pusher to press them into the blade. Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025 The women wore an orange oversize top tied at the bust and paired the top with pedal-pusher pants and matching V-neck tops in the orange shade. Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 Competing machines offer refresh rates that can be twice as fast, or more, and this laptop has the ultimate frame-pusher in the form of the RTX 5090. Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pusher

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pusher was in 1591

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“Pusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pusher. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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pusher

noun
push·​er ˈpu̇sh-ər How to pronounce pusher (audio)
1
: one that pushes
2
: a seller of illegal drugs

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