Bruce

[ broos ]

noun

1. Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first African American to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
2. Sir David, 1855–1931, Australian physician.
3. Lenny Leonard Schneider, 1926–66, U.S. comedian.
4. Robert. Robert I ( def 2 ).
5. Stanley Melbourne 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, 1883–1967, Australian statesman: prime minister 1923–29.
6. a male given name: from a Norman family name.

Bruce

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/ bruːs /

noun

1. a jocular name for an Australian man

Bruce

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/ bruːs /

noun

1. BruceJames17301794MBritishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer James . 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)
2. BruceLenny19251966MUSTHEATRE: comedian Lenny . 1925–66, US comedian, whose satirical sketches, esp of the sexual attitudes of his contemporaries, brought him prosecutions for obscenity, but are now regarded as full of insight as well as wit
3. See Robert I
   BruceRobert the Robert the Bruce See Robert I
4. BruceStanley Melbourne18831967MAustralianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Stanley Melbourne , 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883–1967, Australian statesman; prime minister, in coalition with Sir Earle Page's Country Party, of Australia (1923–29)

Example Sentences

His hero, Bruce Springsteen, is a gazillionaire, but he still manages to come across as a regular guy, so perception is reality.

From The Daily Beast

“Bruce – Spoke to someone very senior in State (confidentially),” wrote Lynton.

From The Daily Beast

Or there he is, matching leather jackets with a baby-faced Bruce Springsteen.

From The Daily Beast

The psychologists who served there included two officers, James Elmer Mitchell and John Bruce Jessen.

From The Daily Beast

I think some of the energy of the performance came from Bruce deciding, 'I'm going to claim this song back from Reagan.'

From The Daily Beast

In a minute Bruce was back with his hat full of water from the creek that whimpered just beyond the willow patch.

From Project Gutenberg

Hemingburgh makes Bruce speak to his father's vassals before the Irvine episode as a Scotsman, at any rate by descent.

From Project Gutenberg

When the time for open action arrived, Bruce appealed to his father's men of Annandale.

From Project Gutenberg

At such a moment neither party would affect to forget the Bruce's royal pretensions.

From Project Gutenberg

In the next year or two Bruce manifested special devotion to the English King.

From Project Gutenberg