US /ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #22911

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    any undertaking that is easy to do

    It will be a pushover for sure.

  2. 2
    noun

    someone who is easily taken advantage of

    Don't be such a pushover.

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Synonyms
1 noun · any undertaking that is... snap
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Word family
Forms pushovers
Derived forms pushoverness
Related forms cavepullover

Etymology

A deverbal from push over. First use appears c. 1891 in the Galveston Daily News.

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