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bouncer

[ boun-ser ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that bounces.
  2. a person who is employed at a bar, nightclub, etc., to eject disorderly persons.
  3. something large of its kind.


bouncer

/ ˈ²ú²¹ÊŠ²Ô²õÉ™ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering
  2. slang.
    a dishonoured cheque
  3. cricket another word for bumper 1
  4. a person or thing that bounces
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bouncer1

First recorded in 1755–65; bounce + -er 1
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Wilband told a paediatric doctor Mr Wheeler had carried Lexi upstairs in her bouncer chair and may have hit her head in the process.

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The father and son had admitted most of the charges and Yilmaz T, a nightclub bouncer in Constance in southern Germany, told the court that what he had done was "very, very disgusting".

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According to a court filing, the man who was 17 at the time, paid a bouncer to enter the club and was invited to Combs' private table, where he was given multiple shots of vodka.

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England had found worth in attacking a hard length and the fast bowling all-rounder replaced Dube, who was hit on the helmet by an Overton bouncer, and his pace was ideal for such a tactic.

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On bouncier pitches during December's tour of South Africa, Filer regularly topped 75mph and had the opposing batters hopping around the crease, being knocked over by bouncers, and stumps uprooted from the ground.

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