PUSHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pusher mean? 

• PUSHER (noun)
  The noun PUSHER has 5 senses:

1. one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

2. an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

3. someone who pushes

4. a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes

5. a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

  Familiarity information: PUSHER used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUSHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who intrudes or pushes himself forward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pusher; thruster

Hypernyms ("pusher" is a kind of...):

interloper; intruder; trespasser (someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

drug dealer; drug peddler; drug trafficker; peddler; pusher

Hypernyms ("pusher" is a kind of...):

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)

Derivation:

push (sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Someone who pushes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pusher; shover

Hypernyms ("pusher" is a kind of...):

mover (someone who moves)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pusher"):

nudger (someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pusher; zori

Hypernyms ("pusher" is a kind of...):

sandal (a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

baby buggy; baby carriage; carriage; go-cart; perambulator; pram; pushchair; pusher; stroller

Hypernyms ("pusher" is a kind of...):

wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pusher"):

bassinet (a perambulator that resembles a bassinet)

Derivation:

push (move with force)