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rusher

rush·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhsh-er]
    • /ˈrʌʃ ər/
    • /ˈrə.ʃə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhsh-er]
    • /ˈrʌʃ ər/

Definitions of rusher word

  • noun rusher the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement. 1
  • noun rusher a hostile attack. 1
  • noun rusher an eager rushing of numbers of persons to some region that is being occupied or exploited, especially because of a new mine: the gold rush to California. 1
  • noun rusher a sudden appearance or access: a rush of tears. 1
  • noun rusher hurried activity; busy haste: the rush of city life. 1
  • noun rusher a hurried state, as from pressure of affairs: to be in a rush. 1

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Origin of rusher

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; 1875-80 for def 2; rush1 + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rusher

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rusher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rusher usage trend in Literature

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