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rusher

/ˈɹʌʃə(ɹ)/

rusher noun: a person who rushes.

Noun

rusher (plural rushers)

  1. A person who rushes.
  2. The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback.
  3. (obsolete) One who strews rushes.
    • I am rusher of the stablec. 1590, unknown author, attributed to William Shakespeare, Mucedorus

Proper noun capitalized: Rusher

Rusher (plural Rushers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of rusher

Noun
pluralrushers
Proper noun
pluralRushers

Plural of rusher: rushers

Origin of rusher

From rush + -er.

Questions about rusher

What does rusher mean?
Rusher means a person who rushes.
What part of speech is rusher?
Rusher can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rusher?
Rusher is pronounced /ˈɹʌʃə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of rusher?
The plural of rusher is rushers.

Words near rusher in the dictionary

  1. rushed to judgement
  2. rushedly
  3. rushee
  4. rushees
  5. rushen
  6. rusher
  7. rushers
  8. rushes
  9. Rushes Creek
  10. rushes in
  11. rushes off

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