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RUSHER
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Irregular inflected form: rusher
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rusher" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
rush (act or move at high speed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("rusher" is a kind of...):
migrant; migrator (traveler who moves from one region or country to another)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("rusher" is a kind of...):
ball carrier; runner ((football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
Derivation:
rush (run with the ball, in football)
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