Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Slang A person employed to expel disorderly persons from a public place, especially a bar.
- noun Baseball A ground ball hit in such a way that it bounces.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which bounces.
- noun Something big or large of its kind.
- noun A large, strong, vigorous person: as, she is a bouncer.
- noun A strong muscular fellow kept in a hotel, restaurant, or other public resort, to bounce or expel disorderly persons.
- noun A liar; a boaster; a bully.
- noun A barefaced lie.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
- noun Collog. A boaster; a bully.
- noun Collog. A bold lie; also, a liar.
- noun Something big; a good stout example of the kind.
- noun a person employed by a tavern, nightclub, or other place of public meeting, to eject persons who become violent or unruly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A member of
security personnel employed bybars ,nightclubs , etc tomaintain order and deal withpatrons who causetrouble . - noun cricket A short-pitched ball that
bounces up towards, or above theheight of thebatsman ’s head. - noun Internet An
account orserver (as withIRC andFTP ) that invisiblyredirects requests to another, used foranonymity orvanity . - noun dated One who
bounces ; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving. - noun slang, archaic A
boaster ; abully . - noun slang, archaic A
bold lie . - noun slang, archaic A
liar . - noun Something
big ; a good stout example of the kind.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
Etymologies
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Examples
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The oversized man, the bouncer, is lying on the concrete outside the door with multiple gunshots all over his body and a blood pool underneath his body.
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Still, no bouncer is going to let you into a club carrying a brick or rock, so even there society will impose rules on even the most common weapons.
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Cammalleri deflected in Adam Pardy's tricky bouncer from the blue line, tying it 1-1.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Pauly: and yet the fat fuck who played the fat fuck bouncer is still alive … is there no justice??
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Then there was the time I called a bouncer a rockstar and it turned out he didn't like being called a rockstar and he beat me up only for me to tell him while bloody as fuck that he just proved he's a fucking rockstar only to get me beat down some more.
DrunkenStepfather - Celebrity Gossip, Sex, Entertainment, Good Times 2008
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Various reports have claimed that Android malware is surging, but last week Google disclosed a fairly new technology called "bouncer" that it has been using internally to weed out harmful apps.
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The bouncer is a bulldog who looks like Wilford Brimley and the password is dia-beetus!
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The bouncer is a bulldog who looks like Wilford Brimley and the password is dia-beetus!
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking's Year in Television 2011 Holly Cara Price 2011
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The bouncer is a bulldog who looks like Wilford Brimley and the password is dia-beetus!
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking's Year in Television 2011 Holly Cara Price 2011
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The bouncer is a bulldog who looks like Wilford Brimley and the password is dia-beetus!
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking's Year in Television 2011 Holly Cara Price 2011
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