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pusher

pusher

4 6.5
A small four-wheeled vehicle an adult uses to push a baby
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌʃər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cochecito
  • At the fair, many parents pushed their little ones in apusher while enjoying the rides.

Examples

  • Also, push your cuticles back with a cuticle pusher.

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  • Got a pusher in the building?

  • l dropped my cuticle pusher down the crack.

  • We need a pusher!

  • The mother pushed the baby in apusher down the park path.

  • He bought apusher to take his toddler for walks around the neighborhood.

Synonyms

stroller
vspusher
  • US
69 1.0

A small folding seat on wheels that you push a baby in

is the general pushed vehicle but without the folding or seat detail
carriage
vspusher
  • Archaic
16 2.1

A small wheeled seat that you push to carry a baby

focuses more on the act of being pushed by an adult rather than the name
buggy
vspusher
  • UK
9 1.6

A small wheeled seat for carrying a baby when you walk

is the wider, less specific term for small child transport vehicles
baby carriage
vspusher
  • US
8 1.4

A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting

emphasizes being pushed around but does not stress lying or sitting position
pram
vspusher
  • UK
7 2.1

A small carriage on wheels for carrying a baby that you push

is a general small four-wheeled vehicle pushed around by adults
go-cart
vspusher
  • US
3 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

is narrower, referring specifically to a baby vehicle pushed by an adult
baby buggy
vspusher
  • US
2 1.0

A small vehicle with four wheels that an adult pushes to carry a baby

is a more general label for the same kind of child transport
perambulator
vspusher
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A four-wheeled carriage that you push a baby in

is the simple everyday term for that kind of baby vehicle
pushchair
vspusher
  • UK
1 1.7

A small seat on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

is broader and does not limit the child to only a seated position

Compounds

pencil pusher
  • Offensive
5 6.0

An office worker who mainly does boring routine paperwork

paper-pusher
  • Offensive
4 6.5

An office worker who spends most of their time doing forms and paperwork

button pusher
  • Offensive
1 5.5

A person who does simple repeated tasks with little skill

pen-pusher
  • Offensive
7.9

A person who does simple office paperwork and little creative work

pill pusher
  • Offensive
9.2

A person like a doctor or pharmacist who gives medicines to patients

pill pusher
  • Offensive
9.7

A person who illegally sells drugs to others

A person who makes images like logos for companies or brands

How Comfortable

pram
  • UK
7 2.1
pusher
  • Archaic
4 6.5
stroller
  • US
69 1.0
buggy
  • UK
9 1.6

Surface Forms

pusher singular
pushers plural

Morphology

pusher = push (semi-transparent) = push + er

Formally 'push' + '-er', but the instrument/vehicle sense (a stroller) is a secondary, dialectal extension and may not be predictable to all learners.

Etymology

Pusher for a baby vehicle comes from push 'to move by pressing' plus -er 'one that is pushed', like the British word pushchair or the American stroller; a helpful way to remember it is to think of the adult who pushes the child. So this pusher is the small wheeled chair you push a baby in.