bullier

== English == === Etymology 1 === From bully +‎ -er (agent noun suffix). ==== Noun ==== bullier (plural bulliers) (often with of) One who bullies. 2010, Ethan Mordden, The Guest List: How Manhattan Defined American Sophistication—from the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote’s Ball, Macmillan, →ISBN, unnumbered digital page: Even so, [Fiorello] La Guardia is commonly known as a bullier of bullies, a power-slinging crime fighter. ===== Usage notes ===== Bully is much more common and often preferred. Bullier is used in coordination or contrast with other words ending in "er" and with bullied. Bullier is used with of or a possessive to identify or characterize the bully by the identity of the target. Bully is not usually used in this way. === Etymology 2 === From bully +‎ -er (comparative suffix). ==== Adjective ==== bullier comparative form of bully: more bully