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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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
The host is a former bouncer for”The Jerry Springer Show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
An altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington, a wasteful Ashes performance and a foolish attempt to hide the truth, for which he later had to come clean.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 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
Then when Darren goes up, the bouncer says, “No, it’s actually your friend Sizwe and his weird hair.”
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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