bruiser

== English == === Etymology === From bruise +‎ -er. === Noun === bruiser (plural bruisers) (sports) In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person. Synonym: thug A machine for bruising oats. A person who enjoys arguing with others. A professional boxer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “bruiser”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “bruiser”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “bruiser”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “bruiser”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “bruiser”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “bruiser”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 === Anagrams === brisure, buriers