blusher

English

Etymology

From blush +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblʌʃɚ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌʃɚ

Noun

blusher (countable and uncountable, plural blushers)

  1. (countable) One who blushes.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 9, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
      Beside him Lady Partridge, her head tilted up, her face a mask of blusher and brown powder, like someone just back from a skiing holiday, was also clearly elsewhere.
  3. (countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.

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