rusher

Noun
US[ruhsh-er]/ˈrʌʃɚ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ballType of ball carrier, runner
  2. someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territoryType of migrant, migrator
  3. a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitouslyType of actor, doer

Related words rush verb, festinate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rush′er noun

One who rushes. Richard Whitlock

Rush′er noun

One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. obsolete Ben Jonson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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