: one that pushes
especially
: one that pushes illegal drugs
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The set comes with fine, medium, and coarse grinding plates; a food pusher; sausage stuffer tubes; and a cleaning brush.
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
The pusher looks over at me with hands out and an incredulous face — what?
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The greatest pusher of the outside of football’s envelope.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The drawback is that the drone is propelled by an electric pusher motor that gives it a cruising speed of just 49 knots (56 mph, 90 km/h) and an endurance of 16 hours.
—David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
The pusher looks over at me with hands out and an incredulous face — what?
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The greatest pusher of the outside of football’s envelope.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The drawback is that the drone is propelled by an electric pusher motor that gives it a cruising speed of just 49 knots (56 mph, 90 km/h) and an endurance of 16 hours.
—David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pusher
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“Pusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pusher. Accessed 3 Aug. 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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