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bruis·er

(bro͞o′zər)

n. Informal

1. A usually large or powerfully built person who is aggressive or readily gets into fights.

2. A boxer.

3. A person who enjoys arguing with others.

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bruiser

(ˈbruːzə)

informal a strong tough person, esp a boxer or a bully

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bruis•er

(ˈbru zər)

n. Informal.

a big, tough man.

[1580–90]

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Noun

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.

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bruiser

[ˈbruːzəʳ] N → gorila m

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bruiser

[ˈbruːzə^r] n (= tough guy) → cogneur m

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bruiser

n (inf) → Rabauke m, → Räuber m (hum)

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bruiser

[ˈbruːzəʳ] n (fam) → bullo

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