1. [informal] An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
   "The police arrested a known pusher in the neighbourhood";
   - drug peddler, peddler [N. Amer], drug dealer, drug trafficker, pedlar [Brit, Cdn], narco [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Someone who pushes
   "The pusher rudely made his way through the crowded subway car";
   - shover
    
3. One who intrudes or pushes themself forward
   "He was known as a pusher in the industry, always promoting himself at every opportunity";
   - thruster
    
4. [Austral, informal] A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
   "She bought a lightweight pusher for trips to the park";
   - baby buggy, baby carriage [N. Amer], carriage, perambulator, pram [Brit], stroller [N. Amer], go-cart [archaic], pushchair [Brit]
    
5. A sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
   "She wore comfortable pushers to the beach";
   - zori
    
6. [informal] Someone that tries to sell something, esp. aggressively or when the thing is not wanted
   "The street was full of pushers trying to sell cheap souvenirs to tourists"

Derived forms: pushers

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], dealer, felon, interloper, intruder, malefactor [formal], mover, outlaw, sandal, trespasser, wheeled vehicle

Encyclopedia: Pusher