pushover

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/

Definition of pushover

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
    “I'm a pushover when it comes to buying new kitchen gadgets.”
    ““His [Helmut Newton's] women are strong and powerful, definitely not pushovers,” he says.”
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noun

  1. Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
    “I'm a pushover when it comes to buying new kitchen gadgets.”
    ““His [Helmut Newton's] women are strong and powerful, definitely not pushovers,” he says.”
  2. Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.
  3. Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

Anagrams of pushover

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Words you can make from pushover

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7-letter words

2 words

6-letter words

14 words

5-letter words

40 words

4-letter words

63 words

3-letter words

46 words

2-letter words

18 words

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1 extension · 1 back

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