rusher
Hasty person, generally
A rusher is someone who rushes—moves quickly or attacks forcefully.
In American football, a rusher is a defensive player who charges toward the quarterback, or an offensive player who carries the ball on running plays: The rusher broke through the line for a sack.
In casual use, anyone who habitually hurries: She's always been a rusher, never takes her time.
Rough fabric bag
- tackleGear or takedown
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
- pressureForce upon contact
- quarterbackPassing position in football
defense · formation · penetration · blindside · pocket · pursuit · edge · hurry
Football rushing position
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
- fullbackBlocking backfield position
- blockerSomething that obstructs
- carryMove while supporting
handoff · yardage · touchdown · scrimmage · downfield · endzone · gridiron · pigskin
Cost or accusation
- assaultViolent offensive act
- advanceMove or progress forward
- attackAggressive act against another
- stormingAttacking with force
offensive · foray · sally · sortie · thrust · incursion · raid · vanguard
sack
Rough fabric bag
- tackleGear or takedown
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
- pressureForce upon contact
quarterback · defense · formation · penetration · blindside · pocket · pursuit · edge · hurry · disruption
halfback
Football rushing position
carry · handoff · yardage · touchdown · scrimmage · downfield · endzone · gridiron · pigskin · cleats
charge
Cost or accusation
storming · offensive · foray · sally · sortie · thrust · incursion · raid · vanguard · infantry
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
- forty-ninerGold rush prospector
- placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
stake · pan · sluice · nugget · strike · bonanza · diggings · goldfield · miner · sourdough
hurrier
One who rushes
hustler · scrambler · charger · bolter · swift · hasty · impetuous · headlong · precipitous · impatient
- backfieldfullback, halfback, quarterback, tailback, running back
- flag footballflags, two-hand touch, quarterback, touchdown, end zone
- playstylesaggressive, defensive, passive, casual, competitive
- error sourcestypos, bugs, glitches, bungler, fumbler
- pace typessprinter, marathoner, speedster, dawdler, slowpoke
- gamersvideo gamer, casual gamers, casual player, casuals, hardcore player
rusherblocker
Something that obstructs
offensive lineman · lead blocker · fullback · quarterback · tight end
rusherdawdler
Person who delays unnecessarily
procrastinator · slowpoke · plodder · deliberator · lingerer
rush, rushed, rushing, rushes, rushers, outrushing, inrush, outrush