rusher
See also: Rusher
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editrusher (plural rushers)
- 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.
- c. 1590, unknown author, attributed to William Shakespeare, Mucedorus
- I am rusher of the stable
- c. 1590, unknown author, attributed to William Shakespeare, Mucedorus