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pusher

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push·er  (pshr)
n. Slang
One who sells drugs illegally.

pusher [ˈpʊʃə]
n
1. (Law / 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. (Engineering / 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Austral the usual name for pushchair
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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.pusherpusher - a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
sandal - a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
5.pusherpusher - a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
bassinet - 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"
Translations
pusher [ˈpʊʃəʳ] N
1. [of drugs] → camello mf, traficante mf
2. (= ambitious person) → ambicioso/a m/f
pusher [ˈpʊʃər] n (also drug pusher) → revendeur/euse m/f (de drogue)
pusher
n
(inf) (of drugs)Pusher(in) m(f) (inf); (small-time) → Dealer(in) m(f) (inf)
(= ambitious person) he’s a pusherer setzt sich durch
pusher [ˈpʊʃəʳ] n (fam)
a. (also drug pusher) → spacciatore/trice (di droga)
b. (ambitious person) → arrivista m/f

pusher [ˈpʊʃəʳ] n (fam)
a. (also drug pusher) → spacciatore/trice (di droga)
b. (ambitious person) → arrivista m/f


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