bruiser

[ broo-zer ]

/ ˈbru zər /

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noun Informal.

a strong, tough person: The football player was over six feet tall and weighed 285 pounds—a real bruiser.

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Origin of bruiser

First recorded in 1580–90; bruise + -er¹

Words nearby bruiser

Brugmann, brugmansia, Bruhn, bruin, bruise, bruiser, bruising, bruit, brulé, Brumaire, brumal

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How to use bruiser in a sentence

Aesthetically, his game doesn’t look like Kawhi Leonard’s, but he’s got a similar shot profile, and he’s an absolute bruiser inside the arc.
Can The Phoenix Suns Cap Off A Magical Season?|Tony Chow (tony.chow@fivethirtyeight.com)|July 2, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The coaching staff also often speaks highly of Peyton Barber, a bruiser mostly used in short-yardage situations.
Washington brings back Lamar Miller and David Sharpe; Nick Sundberg to leave|Sam Fortier|March 17, 2021|Washington Post
The other is a Jersey bruiser, with a (much-discussed) physique reminiscent of Tony Soprano after a doughnut bender.
Squishes, Step Aside: Ted Cruz and Chris Christie’s Old-School Manliness|Michelle Cottle|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is, to Obama, a milquetoastian core, one that needs perpetual strengthening by an inner-sanctum bruiser.
America's Prime Minister|Tunku Varadarajan|September 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He is tough, a Scottish bruiser when it comes to a knuckle fight.
Florida on the Thames|Tina Brown|May 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Oh, that half-jockey, half-bruiser countenance, I never forgot it!
Lavengro|George Borrow
Expert electrician, mechanic, sport spoiler and bruiser, eh?
Radio Boys Loyalty|Wayne Whipple
When Young Davey came in I thought he'd have you out on the road for a certainty, and he's a pretty bruiser.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard
Frank appreciated the kindness of the big bruiser, whose admiration he had won by giving him a severe thrashing.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish
Then he stepped through the door carefully, to make sure that the big bruiser hadn't come back.
Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for bruiser

bruiser

/ (ˈbruːzə) /

noun

informal a strong tough person, esp a boxer or a bully

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