pushover

noun

push·​over ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər How to pronounce pushover (audio)
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1
: something accomplished without difficulty : snap
2
: an opponent who is easy to defeat or a victim who is capable of no effective resistance
3
: someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal : sucker

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They thought the first team they played would be a pushover. The exam was a pushover. Dad's a pushover. He'll let me do anything I want.
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Stripes is nobody’s pushover, and in hunting him, or any other big game that’s worth a trip halfway around the world, there’s many a slip ‘twixt track and trophy. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Much like the Iranians, Europeans and Brazilians, the Canadians don’t intend to be weaklings or pushovers. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Richard Gadd’s visceral transformation from Baby Reindeer’s pub pushover Donny Dunn to alpha-male biker Ruben Pallister in the HBO/BBC follow-up series Half Man certainly proved to be a talking point as Emmy season started to gather steam. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 June 2026 Senator Ed Markey is no pushover. — Jon Keller, CBS News, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pushover

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pushover was in 1891

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“Pushover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushover. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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pushover

noun
push·​over ˈpu̇sh-ˌō-vər How to pronounce pushover (audio)
1
: an opponent easy to defeat or incapable of resistance
2
: someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal
3
: something easily done : snap
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