bouncer
noun
bounc·er
ˈbau̇n(t)-sər 
Examples of bouncer in a Sentence
The batter hit a bouncer to the shortstop.
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With a quick swivel, the rookie defender struck down on the hip-high bouncer with his left foot.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Arena, like the adjacent club called Circus, was established by a couple of gay and Latino entrepreneurs as open-to-everyone party spaces — a radical departure during an era when discos were defined more by the vulgar discrimination of velvet ropes and vain bouncers policing entry.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Andy Pages followed with a bouncer through the middle that Giants shortstop Willy Adames smothered with a sprawling stop.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
In last year’s remake, Gyllenhaal plays Dalton, a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a roadside bar in the Florida Keys.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Arena, like the adjacent club called Circus, was established by a couple of gay and Latino entrepreneurs as open-to-everyone party spaces — a radical departure during an era when discos were defined more by the vulgar discrimination of velvet ropes and vain bouncers policing entry.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Andy Pages followed with a bouncer through the middle that Giants shortstop Willy Adames smothered with a sprawling stop.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
In last year’s remake, Gyllenhaal plays Dalton, a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a roadside bar in the Florida Keys.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bouncer
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“Bouncer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bouncer. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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bouncer
noun
bounc·er
ˈbau̇n(t)-sər
: one that bounces
especially
: someone employed in a public place to remove troublemakers
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