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Rusher

//ˈɹʌʃə(ɹ)// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
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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  1. 6
    (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball wordnet

Etymology

From rush + -er.

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