RUSHER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

rusher

noun

Definition of rusher

as in speeder

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Recent Examples of rusher Speaking of running, is Dak Prescott going to be the leading rusher? — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 While Golday possesses the build at 6-foot-4 and 239 pounds to be a productive off-the-ball linebacker, he was targeted in the draft as a prospect with potential to also play on the edge as a pass rusher. — CBS News, 19 June 2026 Cooper has become an important pass-rusher on the Broncos’ defense across a five-year tenure in Denver, originally drafted in the seventh round in the 2021 NFL Draft. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 This enables the blocker to stay in front of the pass-rusher. — Pj Green may 23, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rusher

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Noun

The striking new museum resembles a spaceship, a land speeder or other futuristic structures.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Players can take control of land speeders, speeder bikes, and skim speeders, a new vehicle class introduced in Galactic Racer.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

Definition of speeder

Noun

Defenses will eventually create a book on Willis, who has a reputation as a scrambler, taking away his strengths and forcing him to lean into his weaknesses.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Daboll became too reliant on Jaxson Dart’s ability to run the ball, but that won’t be an issue while calling plays for Ward, who is more of a scrambler rather than an option runner.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 20 May 2026

Definition of scrambler

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There are also still hustlers sitting at the movies with cameras.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Carlyle pitched itself as a local hero in contrast to New York hustlers and greenmailers, replacing its backing from Drexel Burnham’s junk-bond king, Michael Milken, with money from blue-chip names like the Mellon family.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hustler

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