bouncer

[boun-ser]

noun

1. a person or thing that bounces.

2. a person who is employed at a bar, nightclub, etc., to eject disorderly persons.

3. something large of its kind.

bouncer

/ ˈbaʊnsə /

noun

1. slang,  a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering

2. slang,  a dishonoured cheque

3. cricket another word for bumper 1

4. a person or thing that bounces

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouncer¹

First recorded in 1755–65; bounce + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Rattled by a Mark Wood bouncer when he batted.

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Wood's bouncer to Cameron Green struck the big all-rounder on the grille and nearly knocked him on to his own stumps.

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A former nightclub bouncer once close to Macron, Benalla became an embarrassment for the French leader after being filmed assaulting protesters in 2018.

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To go with a dodgy knee, the Yorkshireman had his shoulder bone chipped by a Gillespie bouncer.

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Glenn then got into an argument with a bouncer outside of a different bar, and Proctor and his partner moved to make an arrest.

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