bruiser

noun

bruis·​er ˈbrü-zər How to pronounce bruiser (audio)
: a big husky man

Examples of bruiser in a Sentence

That boy is going to be a bruiser when he grows up!
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But the 21-year-old bruiser is out of his depth when asked to stay with Towns 25 feet from the rim. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 Reigns plays the angry bruiser, struggling to recognize a career after his record-breaking championship run. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 The open-top bruiser, which debuted at last fall’s SEMA show, takes the J250 Land Cruiser—launched here in 2025—and turns everything up to 11. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025 There are a lot of differences between the criminal hacker and the rock-skinned bruiser, but there's also a particular through-line between the two that Moss-Bachrach treasures. EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bruiser

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bruiser was in 1742

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“Bruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruiser. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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bruiser

noun
bruis·​er ˈbrü-zər How to pronounce bruiser (audio)
: a big husky person
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