chucker-out

American  

[chuhk-er-out] / ˈtʃʌk ərˈaʊt /

noun

British Slang.

chuckers-out plural

1. bouncer.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chuckers-out
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chucker-out

1875–80; chuck out + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chucker-out chuckers-out

The two of them, with a large chucker-out, had finally landed in a heap in Leicester Square—with the hatless gentleman underneath.

From Mufti by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)

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)

"Come on," said the "chucker-out", with kindly insistence, "you'd better be getting on."

From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

The suggestion made by an Irishman, Mr. Sullivan of Reuter's Agency, to employ a London "chucker-out" did not at all appeal to his notions of the traditions of Parisian gastronomic hospitality.

From Paris War Days Diary of an American by Barnard, Charles Inman

But the chuckers-out were there, wearing their ushers' chains and looking as fierce and aggressive as ever.

From The Three Eyes by Leblanc, Maurice

He brought with him his chuckers-out, and order was restored.

From Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

The "chuckers-out" began their coarse horse-play, and in the general melée Raleigh distinguished himself.

From Amaryllis at the Fair by Jefferies, Richard

Even as the purposeful-looking chuckers-out wended their leopard-like steps toward the box, he was rushing out into the street.

From A Man of Means by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)