flusher
English
Etymology
From Middle English flusshere, equivalent to flush + -er.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌʃə(r)
Noun
flusher (plural flushers)
- Agent noun of flush: one who flushes.
- The mechanical part of a toilet that causes the toilet bowl's contents to be sucked down the drain.
- (US, politics) A worker for a political campaign who encourages voters to vote on Election Day.
- 1996, Larry J. Sabato & Glenn R. Simpson, Dirty Little Secrets: The Persistence of Corruption in American Politics, →ISBN, page 191:
- Each flusher is typically paid $20 to $50. Fleets of cars, buses, and other vehicles are also at the ready to ferry voters to and from the polls.
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Anagrams
- reflush
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flœ.ʃe/
Verb
flusher
- (Canada, anglicism) to flush (a toilet)