rusher
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who rushes.
- (American football) The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback.
- (obsolete) One who strews rushes.
Etymology
Suffix from English rush (a plant, a hurry).
Origin
English
rush
Gloss
a plant, a hurry
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bogrush English
- clubrush English
- downrush English
- goldrush English
- headrush English
- inrush English
- landrush English
- nutrush English
- onrush English
- outrush English
- rush English
- rush toad English
- rushaholic English
- rushbearer English
- rushbearing English
- rushbuckler English
- rushee English
- rushest English
- rusheth English
- rushfoil English
- rushlight English
- rushlike English
- rushy English
- uprush English
- woodrush English
- ラッシュ Japanese
- risshe Middle English