Definition of "slusher" [slusher]

• On an Australian station at shearing-time, an assistant to the cook. Also slushy. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Now, maybe a credit in a really good mag would convince a slusher to forward the story to me even if they didn't like it."
• "I'd sent Jetse a few stories during his tenure as e-slusher and editorial board member at Interzone, and when I read the challenge he'd posed to would-be contributors, I felt a little bit embarrassed."
• "As a slusher I have bumped stories with “pedigree” and stories where the cover letter consists of “thank you for reading this, it is approximately 4300 words” or “if accepted, this will be my first publishing credit.”"