chucker-out
Americannoun
plural
chuckers-outEtymology
Origin of chucker-out
1875–80; chuck out + -er 1
Example Sentences
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On the first landing was another guard, a heavy, brutal-looking fellow who was no doubt the "chucker-out."
From The Big-Town Round-Up by Raine, William MacLeod
Still the "chucker-out" kept thrusting his chest forward at him, still he kept edging back, until he was in the doorway and on the steps outside; then he turned round.
From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
I'll appoint you chucker-out; in other words, I'll make you deputy-manager, Mr. Green.
From The Woman's Way by Garvice, Charles
A gigantic "chucker-out" observed them with the dull gaze of sullen habit, and a beggar-boy whined to them in vain for alms, then fluttered into obscurity.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
He looks like a chucker-out in a back-street pub.
From Changing Winds A Novel by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)
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