noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who brushes (any of the meanings).
2. 2
   A person employed to cut or blast the roof or floor of a roadway and so give more height. historical
3. 3
   A person who gets the mineral down by blasting in the working face after it has been "holed". historical
4. 4
   An online seller who uses the fraudulent technique of brushing. Internet

Etymology

From brush + -er.

Related phrases

broad-brusher

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