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pusher (iou)



pusher noun. L16.
[from PUSH verb + -ER1.]
a. gen. A person who or thing which pushes. L16.
O. S. Nock Steam-operated coal pushers were first introduced on the..'Pacific' engines. T. Tanner Elton is indeed a pusher, or social climber.
b. A girl, a young woman; spec. a prostitute. slang. E20.
c. A person who sells drugs illegally. slang. M20.
Cincinnati Enquirer The drug ring's security man and pusher.
a. A part of a machine with a thrusting action; a machine with such parts. M19.
b. Nautical. The seventh mast of a seven-masted schooner. E20.
c. Aeronautics. An aircraft with an airscrew behind the main wings. Cf. TRACTOR 2c. E20.
attrib.: Flying Pusher propellers..contribute to both directional and longitudinal stability.
A utensil used by infants to push food on to a spoon or fork. Also, a piece of bread used for this purpose. E20.
A pushchair. Austral. colloq. M20.
Comb.: pusher set an infant's spoon and pusher; pusher-tug: used to push a group of connected barges.