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BRUISER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A large and strong and heavyset man

Example:

a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got

Synonyms:

bruiser; bull; Samson; strapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bruiser" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

Derivation:

bruise (injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of)

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