bruin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bruin
1475–85; < Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard the Fox
Example Sentences
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When the bruin returned, it was met with tiny shocks from an electrified mat, which made him scurry away.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
Dubbed “BB14,” this plump bruin and her three cubs have settled behind mansions, interrupted a Mahjong tournament, shut down streets, attracted a TV helicopter and snatched koi out of a man-made pond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
The bruin showed up around lunchtime in a residential area of Camp Hill, outside the capital of Harrisburg.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
The result marks an end to Fat Bear Week 2022, which saw people from around the world vote for the fattest bruin at Alaska's Katmai National Park.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2022
After about three hours we were on the ground where we were in hopes of finding bruin.
From Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. by Woodcock, Eldred Nathaniel
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