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noun

Bruiser n.

One who, or that which, bruises.

A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; often used in the phrase big bruiser. "Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand, Amid the lists our hero takes his stand."

A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

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Etymology of 'Bruiser'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bruiser" Quotes from Famous Books

... they yelled. "It's Jack Harrison the bruiser! Lord Frederick was going to take on the ex-champion. Give him one on the apron, ...

— Rodney Stone • Arthur Conan Doyle

... other, in awe-inspiring tones; "'the Battersea Bruiser.' Consequently when he clapped me on the back, and asked me when the banns was to be, ...

— Many Cargoes • W.W. Jacobs

... trifles to her, yet he felt this extravagance would become extinguished under daily companionship, and the poems provoked by her charms would go far towards their daily maintenance. Yes, he could throw up the University. He would rescue her from this bully, this gentleman bruiser. They would live openly and nobly in the world's eye. A poet was not ...

— The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes • Israel Zangwill

... the profession of this gentleman; even the inexperience of Mr. Verdant Green did not require to be informed that the Putney Pet was a prizefighter. "Bruiser" was plainly written in his personal appearance, from his hard-featured, low-browed, battered, hang-dog face, to his thickset frame, and the powerful muscular development of the upper part of his person. His close-cropped thatch of hair was brushed down tightly to his head, but was permitted ...

— The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green • Cuthbert Bede

... thoroughly roused by this crowning indignity, "I don't want to be seen out here talking to cads. I don't mind fighting you. If you don't care for that, keep your cheek to yourself, and go and talk to somebody who's fond of rot. I'm not." And the young bruiser, who had an uncommonly broad pair of shoulders, looked so threatening that Mr Ratman began to feel a ...

— Roger Ingleton, Minor • Talbot Baines Reed

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