Meanings
plural flushers
- agentAgent noun of flush: one who flushes.
Be prepared for an increase in your water bill from the frequent flusher who likes the sound-and-water show at the pull of the handle.
2022, William Sears, Robert W. Sears, Martha Sears, The Sears Baby Book- USgovernmentA worker for a political campaign who encourages voters to vote on Election Day.
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.
1996, Larry J. Sabato, Glenn R. Simpson, Dirty Little Secrets: The Persistence of Corruption in American Politics, →ISBN, page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of flusherman.
Origin
- Middle Englishflusshere
- Englishflusher
From Middle English flusshere. By surface analysis, flush + -er. First attested in the late 13th c.
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