"bruiser" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bruisers [plural]
Etymology: bruise + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bruise|er|id2=agent noun}} bruise + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bruiser (plural bruisers)
  1. (sports) In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment. Categories (topical): Sports, People, Stock characters Translations (an athlete who likely will cause physical punishment): Bulle [masculine] (German), bulliger Typ [masculine] (German), Kraftmeier [masculine] (German), Tier [neuter] (German), rmpalija [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-M1aZnVQ5 Disambiguation of People: 19 38 0 12 31 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 38 45 3 9 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 10 2 19 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 68 11 2 17 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 15 3 18 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 61 14 5 15 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'an athlete who likely will cause physical punishment': 75 12 1 7 4
  2. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person. Tags: broadly, colloquial, derogatory Categories (topical): People, Stock characters Synonyms: thug Translations (a heavily built person, usually a man, especially prone to physical violence): malabar (French), gorille (French), Schlägertyp [masculine] (German), Brutalo [masculine] (German), rmpalija [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-0K4dT5Hh Disambiguation of People: 19 38 0 12 31 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 38 45 3 9 6 Disambiguation of 'a heavily built person, usually a man, especially prone to physical violence': 6 74 1 14 4
  3. A machine for bruising oats. Categories (topical): Machines
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-SPyi8Rab Disambiguation of Machines: 17 15 55 10 4
  4. A person who enjoys arguing with others. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-C1MmOIoa Disambiguation of People: 19 38 0 12 31
  5. A professional boxer. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-maiMt3K- Disambiguation of People: 19 38 0 12 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lightning bruiser

Inflected forms

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