PUSHERS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

pushers

noun

plural of pusher

as in traders

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Noun

Of course, the persistence of traders to keep doubling down on AI could also be a sign of a bubble.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
For months, equity traders holding CoreWeave (CRWV) have played that guard.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of traders

Noun

Artificial intelligence developers have borrowed the word to describe boiling down a big AI model into a smaller one—and lately the biggest AI companies say that rivals have been distilling like bootleggers.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Others are following the Styles pop-up playbook and fully leaning into exclusivity — offering not just apparel, but also experiences that fans can’t get from the bootleggers.

— Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of bootleggers

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However, the city does not have the manpower to maintain those fences in front of the businesses, Faulk said.

— Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Migrants from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa regularly attempt to cross the border fences around Ceuta and Melilla, seeing the Spanish cities as gateways to mainland Europe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fences

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Part of the appeal comes down to the versatility of the blank slate, but an outsized amount of credit has to go to the community of hustlers in New York City.

— Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
As Young summed it up all those years ago — for players and hustlers, tonight’s the night.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hustlers

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