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pusher

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Drug culture
push·er /ˈpʊʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  informalMDD someone who sells illegal drugs 毒品贩子
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pusherI am the driver and pusher but have had a hip replacement which restricts the distance that I can push the wheelchair.They are pushers more than pullers of public opinion.The robber bridegroom could be a drug pusher in-stead of a homicidal cannibal, for instance.His wife was wearing pedal pushers and a sleeve-less blouse.Can we retrieve our culture from the product pushers?We're very pleased and need to catch the pushers and users of crack.He told them to put their pushers out to undercut Huey's prices.
push·er nounChineseSyllable
drugs illegal who someone Corpus sells


pusher
pusher /ˈpʊʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: push, pusher, pushiness; adjective: pushed, pushy; verb: push
informal someone who sells illegal drugs


push·erBrE /ˈpʊʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʊʃər/ 🔊 noun (informal) a person who sells illegal drugs 贩毒者;毒品贩子drug pushers毒品贩子   see also paper-pusher, pen-pusher