pusherman
Sells illegal drugs
A pusherman is a drug dealer, especially one who aggressively sells on the streets.
The term gained currency from Curtis Mayfield's 1972 song "Pusherman" and carries connotations of predatory dealing—someone who pushes drugs on vulnerable people rather than merely supplying demand: The pusherman on the corner knew all the local addicts by name.
Source of goods
- traffickerIllegal goods dealer
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- runnerOne who sprints
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
kingpin · corner · stash · territory · turf · cartel · syndicate · smuggler
- funkDepression or groove music
- soulInnermost animating essence
- blaxploitationSeventies Black action cinema
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
groove · bassline · seventies · Motown · wah-wah · sample · hip-hop · Ice-T
supplier
Source of goods
- traffickerIllegal goods dealer
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- runnerOne who sprints
distributor · kingpin · corner · stash · territory · turf · cartel · syndicate · smuggler · connect
Curtis Mayfield
- funkDepression or groove music
- soulInnermost animating essence
- blaxploitationSeventies Black action cinema
soundtrack · groove · bassline · seventies · Motown · wah-wah · sample · hip-hop · Ice-T · Grandmaster Flash
dependence
State of needing another
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
relapse · tolerance · overdose · substance · abuse · habit · fiend · hooked · strung-out · junkie
grind
Crush into particles
- hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- street-smartUrban survival instincts
survival · cash · profit · game · slinging · trapping · paper · stack · flip · move
pushermannarc
Undercover drug officer
DEA agent · narcotics officer · vice squad · undercover agent · police informant
pusher, push, pushed, pushes, pushing, pushy, man, manly, manliness