About The Word Bruiser

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Bruiser

Bruiser Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bruiser?
[n] a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bruiser: bull | Samson | strapper Related Terms | Find terms related to Bruiser: bantamweight | black belt | bodyguard | bouncer | boxer | brown belt | Chinese boxer | enforcer | featherweight | fighter | fisticuffer | flyweight | goon | gorilla | gun | gunsel | hatchet man | heavyweight | hellion | holy terror | hood | hoodlum | hooligan | karate expert | light heavyweight | lightweight | middleweight | mug | mugger | muscle man | palooka | plug-ugly | prizefighter | pug | pugilist | rodman | roughneck | ruffian | savate expert | sparrer | strong-arm man | terror | thug | torpedo | tough | tough guy | trigger man | ugly customer | welterweight See Also | adult male | man Bruiser In Webster's Dictionary \Bruis"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, bruises.
2. A boxer; a pugilist. --R. Browning.
Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand, Amid the
lists our hero takes his stand. --T. Warton.
3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of
telescopes. --Knight.
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