pusher
/ˈpʊʃə/noun
pusher is spelled P-U-S-H-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pusher means “Someone or something that pushes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pusher is pushers.
How many letters and syllables are in pusher?
| Letters | 6: P-U-S-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pusher?
Pusher appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pusher?
- UK /ˈpʊʃə/
Pusher has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pusher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pusher
- pushers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pusher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone or something that pushes.
- 2
A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule.
- 3
slangA girl or woman.
- 4
colloquialA drug dealer.
- 5
An aircraft with the propeller behind the fuselage.
- 6
A device that one pushes in order to transport a baby while on foot, such as a stroller or pram (as opposed to a carrier such as a front or back pack).
- 7
A defensive player who does not attempt to hit winners, instead playing slower shots into the opponent's court.
- 8
informalA tolkach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pusher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | empurrador, empurradora |
| Spanish | camello |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.