gusher
noun
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noun
Etymology: From gush + -er. Doublet of geyser.
- One who gushes (makes an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment).
- An oil well that has a natural flow and so requires no pumping.
““[…]And then I finally realised the art galleries and the restaurants and so on are financed by this gusher of money from Wall Street. Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat and Leo Castelli wouldn't really exist if there weren't rich people who buy that art.””