Synonyms for pusher
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : poo sh-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʊʃ ər |
Top 10 synonyms for pusher Other synonyms for the word pusher
Définition of pusher
Origin :- 1590s in a literal sense, agent noun from push (v.). Meaning "peddler of illegal drugs" (1935 in prison slang) is from the verb in the "promote" sense.
- noun drug dealer
- His name should be "Pusher," "Advance Man," or something of that sort, and not artist.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- The girl, who had paused when he did, leaned on the pusher of her go-cart, studying him calmly.
- Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King
- At the rear the "pusher off" half reclined, graceful and nonchalant.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Bobby Orde » by Stewart Edward White
- As a rule, all that a "pusher" or distributor can tell is where he got the bad money.
- Extract from : « The Barrel Mystery » by William J. (William James) Flynn
- Barry, the "pusher" (under foreman), waved his outstretched hand.
- Extract from : « The Walking Delegate » by Leroy Scott
- He spent every cent he had to get one made and put on his pusher.
- Extract from : « Plain Mary Smith » by Henry Wallace Phillips
- The other has the propeller in the rear, and that is the pusher type.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Air Scout » by Victor Appleton
- The point C is the centre of the propeller, or, in the case of a "pusher" aeroplane, the centre of the nacelle.
- Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber
- The reason he wasn't around was that he'd taken the pusher down the line to show his scheme to some railroad people.
- Extract from : « Plain Mary Smith » by Henry Wallace Phillips
- Then bending to his task the pusher at the rear dug his toes in, while the others hunched.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Bobby Orde » by Stewart Edward White
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- needle pusher
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- push
- push ahead
- push around
- push back
- push button
- push in
- push off
- push on
- push panic button
- push pencil
- push the button
- push the buttons
- push up
- pushcart
- pushchair
- pushed
- pushed forward
- pushed to the wall
- pusher
- pushing around
- pushing the panic button
- pushing up daisies
- pushover
- pushy
- when push comes to shove
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