Bruce

American  

[broos] / brus /

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.

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.

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Bruce ¹ British  

/ bruːs /

noun

1. James . 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)

2. 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. Robert the Bruce See Robert I

4. 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)

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Bruce ² British  

/ bruːs /

noun

1. a jocular name for an Australian man

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Example Sentences

Earlier research by Andrea Bruce suggests the mushroom first entered the wild in the United States in the early 2010s.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The mid-morning slot, currently hosted by Vernon Kay, has been the most popular radio programme in the UK since 2019, a record it first achieved under Kay's predecessor Ken Bruce.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

How Bruce the beakless parrot became an alpha male.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Presented by the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, the annual event honors American artists who have achieved excellence as musicians, while also championing creative and social integrity.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

As a joke, someone referred her to Mrs. Bruce.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey