bouncer

[ boun-ser ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that bounces.

  2. a person who is employed at a bar, nightclub, etc., to eject disorderly persons.

  1. something large of its kind.

Origin of bouncer

1
First recorded in 1755–65; bounce + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for bouncer

bouncer

/ (ˈbaʊnsə) /


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

  1. cricket another word for bumper 1

  2. a person or thing that bounces

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