rusher

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English

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Etymology

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From rush +‎ -er.

Noun

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rusher (plural rushers)

  1. A person who rushes.
  2. (American football) The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback.
  3. (obsolete) One who strews rushes.
    • c. 1590, unknown author, attributed to William Shakespeare, Mucedorus
      I am rusher of the stable
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