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BRUISER
bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bruiser (plural bruisers)
(sports) In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that he will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment.
(by extension) a tall, strong, heavily built man, especially one prone to physical violence; a thug.
A machine for bruising oats.
Anagrams
• brisure, buriers
Source: Wiktionary
Bruis"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, bruises.
2. A boxer; a pugilist. R. Browning. Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic aand, Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. T. Warton.
3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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