pusher
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push·er
(po͝osh′ər)n.
1. One that pushes: a pusher of boundaries.
2. Slang One who sells drugs illegally.
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pusher
(ˈpʊʃə)n
1. (Recreational Drugs) informal a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics such as heroin and morphine
2. informal an actively or aggressively ambitious person
3. (Aeronautics)
a. a type of aircraft propeller placed behind the engine
b. a type of aircraft using such a propeller
4. a person or thing that pushes
5. (Cookery) Brit a rakelike implement used by small children to push food onto a spoon
6. (Furniture) Austral the usual name for pushchair
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push•er
(ˈpʊʃ ər)n.
1. a person or thing that pushes.
2. Slang. a peddler of illegal drugs.
3. an aircraft driven by propellers located on the trailing rather than the leading edge of the wings.
[1585–95]
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| Noun | 1. | pusher - one who intrudes or pushes himself forward interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| 2. | pusher - an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime dealer - a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods" | |
| 3. | pusher - someone who pushes mover - someone who moves nudger - someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push; "he needs a regular nudger to keep him awake" | |
| 4. |  pusher - a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toessandal - a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot | |
| 5. |  pusher - a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed aroundbassinet - a perambulator that resembles a bassinet wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" |
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pusher
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pusher
[ˈpʊʃər] n (also drug pusher) → revendeur/euse m/f (de drogue)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pusher
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pusher
[ˈpʊʃəʳ] n (fam)a. (also drug pusher) → spacciatore/trice (di droga)
b. (ambitious person) → arrivista m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995