: one that pushes
especially
: one that pushes illegal drugs
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Use your cuticle pusher to gently (key word gently) scrape the gel off your nails.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
Patterson says that Combs’ mother Janice used to have illicit parties that were attended by drug pushers and soaked in alcohol and marijuana.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Options include a standard wood, metal, or plastic snow shovel, an ergonomic shovel for easier lifting, and a pusher or wide shovel for sliding along pavement.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
No exact tally exists of how many people were victims of his drug war — a killing spree that included far more than drug pushers and petty criminals — but low estimates are at 20,000.
—Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
Patterson says that Combs’ mother Janice used to have illicit parties that were attended by drug pushers and soaked in alcohol and marijuana.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Options include a standard wood, metal, or plastic snow shovel, an ergonomic shovel for easier lifting, and a pusher or wide shovel for sliding along pavement.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
No exact tally exists of how many people were victims of his drug war — a killing spree that included far more than drug pushers and petty criminals — but low estimates are at 20,000.
—Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Pusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pusher. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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pusher
noun
push·er
ˈpu̇sh-ər 
1
: one that pushes
2
: a seller of illegal drugs
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