"bruiser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bruisers [plural]
Etymology: From 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, 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 Stock characters: 72 4 3 17 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 6 2 20 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 65 9 4 17 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 6 6 19 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 3 3 18 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 3 3 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 6 7 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 63 9 7 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 37 20 4 29 11 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'an athlete who likely will cause physical punishment': 82 5 1 8 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 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 'a heavily built person, usually a man, especially prone to physical violence': 4 75 1 16 4
  3. A machine for bruising oats. Categories (topical): Machines
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-SPyi8Rab Disambiguation of Machines: 18 9 59 10 4
  4. A person who enjoys arguing with others.
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-C1MmOIoa
  5. A professional boxer. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bruiser-en-noun-maiMt3K- Disambiguation of People: 22 13 0 18 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lightning bruiser

Inflected forms

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