jostlers
Rude subway passengers
Jostlers are people who jostle—who push, bump, or elbow their way through crowds.
The word often suggests rudeness or aggression: Jostlers at the concert knocked drinks from people's hands.
In older usage, jostlers were pickpockets who used the cover of bumping into victims to lift wallets.
Pushing with force
- pushingApplying force to move
- elbowingPushing with bent arm
- bumpingLight repeated collision
- nudgingLight push to prompt
shouldering · jockeying · colliding · barging · bustling · scrambling · squeezing · crowding
Dense pressing crowd
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- swarmMass of moving insects
- crushCompress with force
press · masses · multitude · pack · cluster · pileup · gathering · congregation
Those who compete
- contendersThose seeking to win
- challengersThose who compete against
- opponentsThose who compete against
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
vying · positioning · maneuvering · angling · scrambling · undercutting · outmaneuvering · one-upmanship
shoving
Pushing with force
nudging · shouldering · jockeying · colliding · barging · bustling · scrambling · squeezing · crowding · pressing
throng
Dense pressing crowd
crush · press · masses · multitude · pack · cluster · pileup · gathering · congregation · assembly
rivals
Those who compete
- contendersThose seeking to win
- challengersThose who compete against
- opponentsThose who compete against
competitors · vying · positioning · maneuvering · angling · scrambling · undercutting · outmaneuvering · one-upmanship · cutthroat