Pusher

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Slang One who sells drugs illegally.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. That which pushes.
  • n. An illegal drug dealer.
  • n. (aircraft configuration) an aircraft with the propeller behind the fuselage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, pushes.
  • n. One who sells illegal drugs, esp. one who tries to convince others to use such drugs.
  • n. a second engine attached to the rear of a train to provide extra power for climbing steep grades.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which pushes; one who drives forward.
  • n. In mech., a stem or rod, usually with a button on the outer end, by which, from the outside of an inclosed space, some movement or result is accomplished within the space by pressing upon the button or outer extremity of the rod to push it toward the interior: as, the pusher of an electric signal or a system of electric bells, whereby an electric circuit is completed or broken.
  • n. One of the levers of a type-setting machine, which, when touched on the keyboard, dislodges and pushes out a type.
  • n. In railroading, an assisting locomotive placed behind a train to aid the train-engine in surmounting a steep grade. The use of a pusher over a short incline makes it possible to handle heavy trains with single engines over long levels above and below the incline.
  • n. A glove-like protection made of chamois-skin or soft leather to be slipped on over the toes and instep when wearing the shoes used in running and other athletic sports.
  • n. A small implement, usually of silver, used by a child, at table, to push its food upon a fork or spoon.
  • n. Nautical, the seventh mast on a seven-masted vessel, the masts being named in order as follows: fore-, main-, raizzen-, jigger-, spanker-, driver-, and pusher-mast.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
  • n. a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
  • n. someone who pushes
  • n. a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
  • n. an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    interloper    trespasser    intruder    sandal    dealer   
    Cross Reference
    pusher grade    tractor   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hustler    rustler    hummer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hustler    trafficker    addict    junkie    peddler