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[ broo-zer ] / ˈbru zər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bruiser ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Informal.a strong, tough person: The football player was over six feet tall and weighed 285 pounds—a real bruiser. Origin of bruiserFirst recorded in 1580–90; bruise + -er1 Words nearby bruiserBrugmann, brugmansia, Bruhn, bruin, bruise, bruiser, bruising, bruit, brulé, Brumaire, brumal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bruiserHe is tough, a Scottish bruiser when it comes to a knuckle fight. Florida on the Thames|Tina Brown|May 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST Of her specific exploits as a bruiser we hear of at least two near Dover. Isopel Berners|George Borrow Bruiser or no bruiser Mr. Stigler had to be tackled, and Peter was not a man to be intimidated. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.|Percy F. Westerman The young man watched intently as the bruiser went through the wall of the cell-like room. Double Take|Richard Wilson
As the fist clouted against his abdomen the bruiser grunted and, doubling over, grabbed John in his arms. Spring Street|James H. Richardson That bruiser who raised the row took his arrest very easily; I suppose you've arranged to pay his fine, and he isn't worried. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society|Edith Van Dyne
British Dictionary definitions for bruiser
nouninformal a strong tough person, esp a boxer or a bully Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bruiserthug, rough, hooligan, prizefighter, warrior, champion, mercenary, assailant, militant, soldier, boxer, combatant, opponent, tanker, warlord, crook, racketeer, bandit, mobster, hoodlum |