musher
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Meaning · English
Synonym of mush (“a cab driver who is the owner of their cab, and sometimes a small number of other cabs as well”).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Nobody knew Old Joe. He was a "musher"—that is to say, he owned his own cab and mostly did night work. He gave no trouble to anybody, and came and went as a rule in the dark hours of the night.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “musher” mean?
Synonym of mush (“a cab driver who is the owner of their cab, and sometimes a small number of other cabs as well”).
Is “musher” formal or informal?
musher is generally slang.