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bruiser

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bruis·er  (brzr)
n. Informal
A large, heavyset man.
bruiser [ˈbruːzə]
n
a strong tough person, esp a boxer or a bully
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bruiser - 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"
strapper, bull, Samson
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
bruiser
noun (Informal) tough, heavy (slang), rough (informal), bully, thug, gorilla (informal), hard man, rowdy, tough guy, hoodlum, bully boy, ruffian, roughneck (slang) Dad was a docker and a bit of a bruiser in his day.
Translations
bruiser [ˈbruːzəʳ] N → gorila m
bruiser [ˈbruːzər] n (= tough guy) → cogneur m
bruiser
n (inf) → Rabauke m, → Räuber m (hum)
bruiser [ˈbruːzəʳ] n (fam) → bullo
bruiser [ˈbruːzəʳ] n (fam) → bullo


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"Pat" Callahan--"Growler" Pat, as he had been known before he ascended the bench--had begun life as a butcher boy and a bruiser of local reputation; he had gone into politics almost as soon as he had learned to talk, and had held two offices at once before he was old enough to vote.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
Silverstein's hysterical sneer, "keepin' company vit a bruiser.
The Game by London, Jack View in context
The Yorkshire man had a reputation as a bruiser and preferred fighting to eating.
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