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 the infield playing in, Adell hit a bouncer over the head of third baseman Max Muncy, ending the game.
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On a recent humid Saturday, a pair of newcomers waited as a bouncer inspected their credentials.
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When 38-year-old Joseph Richter Jr. was gunned down while working as a bouncer in Newport, his partner, Kaetlin Mitchell, was just 10 feet away and tried to stop the bleeding with bar rags.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
With the infield playing in, Adell hit a bouncer over the head of third baseman Max Muncy, ending the game.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
On a recent humid Saturday, a pair of newcomers waited as a bouncer inspected their credentials.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
When 38-year-old Joseph Richter Jr. was gunned down while working as a bouncer in Newport, his partner, Kaetlin Mitchell, was just 10 feet away and tried to stop the bleeding with bar rags.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Bouncer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bouncer. Accessed 28 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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