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In some senses, bouncer is marked as informal, dated, archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
bouncer
/ˈbaʊn.sə/
noun 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
sweet
VERB + BOUNCER
bar, get, hired, hit, know, past, talk, work
BOUNCER + NOUN
enforcer, nightclub, people
PREP.
in, into
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
At 199 centimetres and a hundred kilos going up, he was scary big and he found work as a bouncer and enforcer[.]
2
A short-pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head.
‘You try to hit the bouncer that you should duck under. Your bat misses it completely. The ball strikes your temple, whack!’
3
An account or server (as with IRC and FTP) that invisibly redirects requests to another, used for anonymity or vanity.
4
One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
"Why, I'll tell you, Mr. Simple; he's a good tempered, kind fellow enough, but—" / "But what?" / "Such a bouncer!!" / "How do you mean? He's not a very stout man." / "Bless you, Mr. Simple, why don't you understand English. I mean that he's the greatest liar that ever walked a deck.[…]"
5
A boaster; a bully.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar o
- chucker-out
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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At 199 centimetres and a hundred kilos going up, he was scary big and he found work as a bouncer and enforcer[.]
Wiktionary02
‘You try to hit the bouncer that you should duck under. Your bat misses it completely. The ball strikes your temple, whack!’
Wiktionary03
"Why, I'll tell you, Mr. Simple; he's a good tempered, kind fellow enough, but—" / "But what?" / "Such a bouncer!!" / "How do you mean? He's not a very stout man." / "Bless you, Mr. Simple, why don't
Wiktionary04
The bouncer wouldn't let him in.
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Tom works as a bouncer in a nightclub.
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Tom works as a bouncer.
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