: one that pushes
especially
: one that pushes illegal drugs
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McNeil’s movie focuses on Frank Lucas, the Harlem dope pusher made famous in Ridley Scott’s 2007 druggy saga American Gangster, which was based on a New York magazine article by Mark Jacobson.
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Steve Bloom, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Gently push the cuticle back, then lift the cuticle off the nail plate with the cuticle pusher.
—Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 26 May 2025
In an all-new teaser, notorious drug pusher Lamar (Eric Kofi Abrefa) makes a surprising return after forcibly being turned on to crack cocaine in season two by Big Meech (Demetrius Flenory Jr.).
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
The chronograph pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock and the split-seconds pushers at 8 and 9 o’clock also have the same ceramic materials and finishes.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Steve Bloom, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Gently push the cuticle back, then lift the cuticle off the nail plate with the cuticle pusher.
—Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 26 May 2025
In an all-new teaser, notorious drug pusher Lamar (Eric Kofi Abrefa) makes a surprising return after forcibly being turned on to crack cocaine in season two by Big Meech (Demetrius Flenory Jr.).
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
The chronograph pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock and the split-seconds pushers at 8 and 9 o’clock also have the same ceramic materials and finishes.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Pusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pusher. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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pusher
noun
push·er
ˈpu̇sh-ər 
1
: one that pushes
2
: a seller of illegal drugs
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