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bruiser - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'bruiser' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bruiser [ n.]
- One who, or that which, bruises.
- A boxer; a pugilist.
- A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

Meaning of 'bruiser' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bruiser [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a large and strong and heavyset man
Example in sentence:
  • a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got;
  • he was a bull of a man