pusherman

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English

Etymology

pusher +‎ -man

Pronunciation

Noun

pusherman (plural pushermen)

  1. (US, slang) A drug dealer.
    • 1968, Hoyt Axton (lyrics and music), “The Pusher”, in Steppenwolf, performed by Steppenwolf:
      Well, now if I were the president of this land / You know, I'd declare total war on the pusher man
    • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
      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.
  2. A person employed to operate the pusher device of a coke oven.

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