"shusher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shushers [plural]
Etymology: From shush + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shush|er}} shush + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shusher (plural shushers)
  1. Someone who shushes, insisting on silence

Inflected forms

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