rusher
/ˈrʌʃə
/noun American Football
1A defensive player who advances rapidly towards the quarterback at the line of scrimmage: the rusher may attempt to block the pass...
- Surely it makes sense to avoid five rushers than to tease all eleven defenders on some elaborate option play.
- He stood between the quarterback and defensive rushers on the game's final play.
- Even with the loss of their leading tackler and rusher, I see the Patriots pulling away methodically over the course of the night.
1.1An offensive player who runs with the football from the line of scrimmage toward the end zone: he was the leading rusher with 338 yards and six touchdowns in three games...
- It was the first time in 32 years the Patriots had a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game.
- And, still, the league's No. 3 active rusher (8,839 yards) is trying to prove his worth.
- Most times they simply send four rushers who plow straight ahead and try to win one-on-one matchups.
