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rusher
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rusher has 3 senses
- rusher(n = noun.person) Array - (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball; Array is a kind of ball carrier, runner
- rusher(n = noun.person) Array - someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory; Array is a kind of migrant, migrator
- rusher(n = noun.person) Array - a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
Derived form verb rush5
Derived form verb rush4
CIDE DICTIONARY
rusher, n.
One who rushes. Whitlock. [1913 Webster]
rusher, n.
One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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