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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