pusherman

noun — 2 senses

pusherman

noun

Etymology From pusher + -man.

1

US, Slang A drug dealer.

  • Well, now if I were the president of this land / You know, I'd declare total war on the pusher man1968, Hoyt Axton, “The Pusher”, in Steppenwolf, performed by Steppenwolf:
  • The visitors stepped back, identical expressions of frustration and distress on their faces — they looked like hurting junkies who had discovered the pusherman wasn't where he'd promised to be.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
2

A person employed to operate the pusher device of a coke oven.

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