bouncer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that bounces.
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a person who is employed at a bar, nightclub, etc., to eject disorderly persons.
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something large of its kind.
noun
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slang a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering
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slang a dishonoured cheque
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cricket another word for bumper 1
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a person or thing that bounces
Etymology
Origin of bouncer
Example Sentences
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“We think of this as having a bouncer at the front door looking at what’s coming in, and then another bouncer at the back door being like, ‘Well, what’s going out?’”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
"Then, when some guy needed a bouncer, fifth gear and bang!"
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The host is a former bouncer for”The Jerry Springer Show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
White-ball captain Harry Brook had to apologise after being involved in an altercation with a night-club bouncer on the eve-of-Ashes tour of New Zealand.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
She looks from me to the bouncer, and smiles, even though she obviously has no idea who I am.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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