Definition of rusher
: one that rushes;
especially
: ballcarrier
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Examples of rusher in a Sentence
He was the team's leading rusher last year.
Recent Examples of rusher from the Web
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Ball State at Ohio, Oct. 25 — The Bobcats are coming off a 9-4 season, a Bahamas Bowl shellacking of UAB (41-6) and return dual threat QB Nathan Rourke and 1,000-yard rusher A.J. Oullette.
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Leading rusher Darrius Guice and receiver DJ Chark are both in the NFL.
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The team lost dominant pass rusher Jesse Aniebonam (14 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks in 2016) to injury during the first game last season.
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The Miami Hurricanes added a pass rusher to their 2019 recruiting class with Vero Beach defensive end Jahfari Harvey announcing a commitment on Wednesday night.
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Davis finished last season as the Cardinals' leading rusher.
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Boise State football's 2019 recruiting class commitments thus far have been either passers or pass rushers.
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The organization liked having the franchise’s all-time leader in sacks around young pass rushers such as Taco Charlton and Dorance Armstrong.
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That will cost him time when blocking speedy pass rushers on the outside.
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First Known Use of rusher
1618
RUSHER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of rusher for English Language Learners
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: someone or something that rushes; especially American football : a player who carries the ball during running plays
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