Bouncer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bouncer \Boun"cer\, n.
     1. One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much
        noise in moving.
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     2. A boaster; a bully. [Collog.] --Johnson.


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     3. A bold lie; also, a liar. [Collog.] --Marryat.
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     4. Something big; a good stout example of the kind.
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              The stone must be a bouncer.          --De Quincey.
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     5. a person employed by a tavern, nightclub, or other place
        of public meeting, to eject persons who become violent or
        unruly.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bouncer
       n : a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar
           or public meeting [syn: {chucker-out}]