pusherman

Etymology

pusher + -man

noun

  1. (US, slang) A drug dealer.
    Well, now if I were the president of this land / You know, I'd declare total war on the pusher man 1968, Hoyt Axton (lyrics and music), “The Pusher”, in Steppenwolf, performed by Steppenwolf
    The visitors stepped back, identical expressions of frustration and distress on their faces — they looked like hurting junkies who had discovered the pusherman wasn't where he'd promised to be. 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
  2. A person employed to operate the pusher device of a coke oven.

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