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push·er  (pshr)

n. Slang

One who sells drugs illegally.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pusher - one who intrudes or pushes himself forward thruster interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
	2.	pusher - an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler 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 shover 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 toes zori sandal - 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 around perambulator, pram, pushchair, baby buggy, baby carriage, stroller, go-cart, carriage 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 [ˈpʊʃə^r] 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 pusher → er setzt sich durch

pusher [ˈpʊʃəʳ] n (fam)

a. (also drug pusher) → spacciatore/trice (di droga)

b. (ambitious person) → arrivista m/f