gusher

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noun

One who gushes (makes an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment).

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Meanings

noungusher (plural gushers)

plural gushers

  1. One who gushes (makes an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment).
  2. An oil well that has a natural flow and so requires no pumping.

    “[…]And then I finally realised the art galleries and the restaurants and so on are financed by this gusher of money from Wall Street. Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat and Leo Castelli wouldn't really exist if there weren't rich people who buy that art.”

    2026 April 4, Jonathan Derbyshire, quoting Jay McInerney, “Lunch with the FT: Jay McInerney”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Origin

From gush + -er. Doublet of geyser.

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Translations

Spanish géiser / manantial petrolero
  • géiser / manantial petroleroTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“gusher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gusher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gusher.

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