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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who rushes.
2. 2
   a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously wordnet
3. 3
   The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback.
4. 4
   someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory wordnet
5. 5
   One who strews rushes. obsolete

   "c. 1590, unknown author, attributed to William Shakespeare, Mucedorus I am rusher of the stable"

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6. 6
   (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

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"c. 1590, unknown author, attributed to William Shakespeare, Mucedorus I am rusher of the stable"

Etymology

From rush + -er.

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