brusher
English
Etymology
brush + -er
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌʃə(ɹ)
Noun
brusher (plural brushers)
- Someone who brushes (any of the meanings).
- (mining, historical) A person employed to cut or blast the roof or floor of a roadway and so give more height.
- (mining, historical) A person who gets the mineral down by blasting in the working face after it has been "holed".
- (Internet) An online seller who uses the fraudulent technique of brushing.
Derived terms
- broad-brusher
Anagrams
- rebrush