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pusher

[poosh-er] / ˈpʊʃ ər /


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As a button pusher, he makes enough to support a family of four—even though a majority of his day is spent with his feet up on the desk.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

David Hughes, representing the alleged pusher, suggested Ms Watts's attention had more focused on conversations with her friends, and the boy may have stumbled instead of pushing Christopher.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2024

They ran them twice through a trusty decades-old stainless steel mincer that the sisters’ father had used, employing a food pusher he had fashioned from a discarded piece of timber.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2023

Unlike most helicopters, Sikorsky’s bid uses two counter-rotating coaxial main rotors and a pusher propeller that the company says will allow for quicker acceleration and deceleration.

From Washington Times Dec. 29, 2022

“Good thing you have a grandma to help you. I bet she’s the best swing pusher in the world.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Playing the 2p pushers, I meet John and Sue, a couple down on a coach trip from the Midlands.

From BBC May 1, 2026

Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever to live.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2025

Here’s a recap of some of our favorite new record-breakers and, pardon the pun, envelope pushers from the academy’s latest choices.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2024

Rather than depicting an urban milieu populated by hustlers and pushers, the films that arrived during the newer decade captured an emerging, well-educated Black middle and upper class occupying high rises and boardrooms.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2024

The woman in pedal pushers patiently toyed with her line.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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