pusher

[US]/'pʊʃə/
[UK]/'pʊʃɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. propeller; jet plane; salesman; illegal seller.

Phrases & Collocations

drug pusher

pusher bar

pusher plate

control pusher

Real-world Examples

Sorry, pill pusher, I guess you've been replaced.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

This is a Berkut, it's a canard pusher and it's kind of like our family car.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Queue-cutters and pushers have their own place in hell.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Our reloading collecting trucks are what's called a pusher packer.

Source: Connection Magazine

For all you know, we were both paper pushers over there.

Source: The movie of Qiu Qiu.

I don't have a regular baby pusher thing yet.

Source: Happy Home Season 1

The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city.

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

And before long, in some months, Raisuddin was that Olive Garden's highest grossing alcohol pusher.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

Sometimes also known as a " pencil pusher" .

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Rebecca - Business English

So that's why we call them paper pushers and bureaucrats… like it's just a messing, confusing job.

Source: KKK

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