Pusher

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pusher \Push"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, pushes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who sells illegal drugs, esp. one who tries to
        convince others to use such drugs.


        [PJC]
  
     3. (Railroad) a second engine attached to the rear of a train
        to provide extra power for climbing steep grades.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pusher
       n 1: one who intrudes or pushes himself forward [syn: {thruster}]
       2: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {drug peddler},
          {peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]
       3: someone who pushes [syn: {shover}]
       4: a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes [syn:
           {zori}]
       5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
          pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {carriage},
           {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pusher":
     Mafioso, black marketeer, bootlegger, dealer, double-prop,
     drug pusher, gray marketeer, moonshiner, multi-prop, piston plane,
     propeller plane, propjet, pusher plane, racketeer, single-prop,
     tractor, turbo-prop, turbo-propeller plane, twin-prop