"brusher" meaning in All languages combined

See brusher on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: brushers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌʃə(ɹ) Etymology: brush + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brush|er|id2=agent noun}} brush + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} brusher (plural brushers)
  1. Someone who brushes (any of the meanings). Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-brusher-en-noun-rl7RGWHx Disambiguation of Occupations: 36 14 26 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 21 23 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 16 20 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 48 21 16 15
  2. (mining, historical) A person employed to cut or blast the roof or floor of a roadway and so give more height. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-brusher-en-noun-4ZWYAXqa Topics: business, mining
  3. (mining, historical) A person who gets the mineral down by blasting in the working face after it has been "holed". Tags: historical Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-brusher-en-noun-uaiSJedx Topics: business, mining
  4. (Internet) An online seller who uses the fraudulent technique of brushing. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, People
    Sense id: en-brusher-en-noun-rh9dAPlh Disambiguation of People: 24 4 21 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: broad-brusher

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for brusher meaning in All languages combined (3.5kB)

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