jostler

Variant of jostle

transitive verb, intransitive verb jostled, jostling

  1. to bump or push, as in a crowd; elbow or shove roughly
  2. to push (one's way) by shoving or bumping
  3. to come or bring into close contact
  4. to contend (with someone for something)

Origin: earlier justle, freq. < ME justen: see joust

noun

the act of jostling; rough bump or shove

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