RUSHER (rusher)

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Irregular inflected form: rusher   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does rusher mean? 

• RUSHER (noun)
  The noun RUSHER has 3 senses:

1. (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball

2. someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory

3. a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously

  Familiarity information: RUSHER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUSHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

ball carrier; runner ((football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play)

Domain category:

football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)

Derivation:

rush (run with the ball, in football)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

migrant; migrator (traveler who moves from one region or country to another)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

rush (act or move at high speed)