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rusher

noun
/ˈɹʌʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From rush + -er.

  1. derived from rehusser
  2. derived from russhen — “to force back”
  3. derived from *(o)rewə-✻ — “to drive, move, agitate”
  4. derived from *rūsōną✻ — “to be cruel, storm, rush”
  5. derived from *rūskōną✻ — “to rush, storm, be fierce, be cruel”
  6. derived from ruschen — “to rush”
  7. derived from *ḱers-✻ — “to run, hurry”
  8. inherited from *hurskijaną✻ — “to startle, drive”
  9. inherited from *hurskijan✻
  10. inherited from hrysċan — “to jolt, startle”
  11. inherited from ruschen
  12. suffixed as rusher — “rush + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who rushes.

  2. The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback.

  3. One who strews rushes.

    • c. 1590, unknown author, attributed to William Shakespeare, Mucedorus I am rusher of the stable
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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