pusherman

English

Etymology

From pusher +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

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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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