flusher
nounEtymology From Middle English flusshere. By surface analysis, flush + -er. First attested in the late 13th c.
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Agent Agent noun of flush: one who flushes.
- Be prepared for an increase in your water bill from the frequent flusher who likes the sound-and-water show at the pull of the handle.2022, William Sears, Robert W. Sears, Martha Sears, The Sears Baby Book:
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Synonym of flusherman.
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The mechanical part of a flush toilet (e.g., a pullchain or lever) that causes the bowl's contents to be conveyed down the drain.
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Government, Politics US A worker for a political campaign who encourages voters to vote on Election Day.
- Each flusher is typically paid $20 to $50. Fleets of cars, buses, and other vehicles are also at the ready to ferry voters to and from the polls.1996, Larry J. Sabato, Glenn R. Simpson, Dirty Little Secrets: The Persistence of Corruption in American Politics, →ISBN, page 191:
- Derived terms
- four-flusher