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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Harry Brook was "clocked" by a bouncer in Wellington, with Jacob Bethell and Josh Tongue present.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But I think I was really a bouncer, like, “No, you can take the stairs.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
She did say, however, that she was “the first female bouncer in Berlin,” and that was “at a Hells Angel discotheque.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Despite the altercation with the nightclub bouncer occurring the night before a one-day international, Brook was retained as white-ball captain.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Once inside, I look back and see the bouncer holding Gary by the shoulders, and Gary grimacing while staring at his hand.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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