Pusher — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʊʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʊʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʊʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʊʃɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby buggy carriage drug dealer pram go-cart thruster pushchair perambulator shover baby carriage zori drug peddler peddler drug trafficker stroller

Word Forms

thrust	verb	make a thrusting forward movement
push	verb	sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
peddle	verb	sell or offer for sale from place to place
shove	verb	come into rough contact with while moving

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

poussoir

celui qui s'immisce ou se pousse en avant

🇪🇸Spanish

arribista

alguien que se entromete o se empuja hacia adelante

🇮🇹Italian

spintore

uno che si intromette o si spinge in avanti

🇳🇱Dutch

opdringer

iemand die binnendringt of zichzelf naar voren duwt

🇵🇹Portuguese

empurrador

aquele que se intromete ou se empurra para frente

🇷🇺Russian

толкатель

тот, кто вторгается или выдвигает себя вперед

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढकेलनेवाला

वह जो घुसपैठ करता है या खुद को आगे बढ़ाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளுபவர்

தன்னை முன்னோக்கி ஊடுருவி அல்லது தள்ளும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Marathi

ढकलणारा

जो घुसखोरी करतो किंवा स्वतःला पुढे ढकलतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દબાણ કરનાર

એક જે ઘૂસણખોરી કરે છે અથવા પોતાને આગળ ધકેલે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಳ್ಳುವವನು

ಒಳನುಗ್ಗುವ ಅಥವಾ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತಳ್ಳುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തള്ളുന്നയാൾ

സ്വയം നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറുകയോ മുന്നോട്ട് തള്ളുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਕਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਉਹ ਜੋ ਘੁਸਪੈਠ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗੇ ਧੱਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھکا دینے والا

وہ جو دخل اندازی کرتا ہے یا خود کو آگے بڑھاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推手

一个闯入或推动自己前进的人

🇯🇵Japanese

プッシャー

侵入したり、自分自身を前進させたりする人

🇰🇷Korean

미는 사람

자신을 방해하거나 앞으로 밀어붙이는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái đẩy

người xâm nhập hoặc đẩy mình về phía trước

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้เร่งเร้า

ผู้ที่ก้าวก่ายหรือผลักดันตัวเองไปข้างหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendorong

orang yang mengganggu atau mendorong dirinya ke depan

🇲🇾Malay

penolak

seseorang yang menceroboh atau menolak dirinya ke hadapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتهازي

الشخص الذي يتطفل أو يدفع نفسه إلى الأمام

🇮🇷Persian

فشار دهنده

کسی که نفوذ می کند یا خود را به جلو هل می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

itici

izinsiz giren veya kendini ileri iten kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹחֵף

מי שחודר או דוחף את עצמו קדימה

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