"brusher" meaning in English

See brusher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: brushers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From 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: 42 13 24 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 19 25 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 45 18 18 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 23 23 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 8 10 10
  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, toothbrusher

Inflected forms

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