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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Gyllenhaal stars in the film as ex-UFC fighter Dalton, who is hired to be the new bouncer of a bar in the Florida Keys.
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
All three times, Betts converted the play with ease: Backhanding a firm bouncer from Brandon Crawford in the third, rocketing a long throw to retire Nolan Arenado in the fourth, then limiting damage in the 10th by getting at least one out at first base on a slow roller with the infield in.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
In the new film directed by Doug Liman, Jake stars as former UFC fighter Elwood Dalton, who works as a bar bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Gyllenhaal plays disgraced ex-UFC fighter Dalton who signs on for a new job as a bouncer, offered rather ridiculously by Frankie (Jessica Williams), for her trouble-prone bar in the Florida Keys.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
The glass front door opened onto an empty foyer that glowed red; past that was another door, outfitted with a speakeasy-style window the size of a mail slot, for a bouncer to peer through.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The bouncers locked the doors and rolled down a garage door-style window opening.
—The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
To start, the stoic bouncer’s first name is now Elwood instead of John.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
In Road House, directed by Doug Liman, Gyllenhaal stars as former UFC fighter Dalton who takes a job as a bar bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys after his pro-fighting days conclude.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
All three times, Betts converted the play with ease: Backhanding a firm bouncer from Brandon Crawford in the third, rocketing a long throw to retire Nolan Arenado in the fourth, then limiting damage in the 10th by getting at least one out at first base on a slow roller with the infield in.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
In the new film directed by Doug Liman, Jake stars as former UFC fighter Elwood Dalton, who works as a bar bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Gyllenhaal plays disgraced ex-UFC fighter Dalton who signs on for a new job as a bouncer, offered rather ridiculously by Frankie (Jessica Williams), for her trouble-prone bar in the Florida Keys.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
The glass front door opened onto an empty foyer that glowed red; past that was another door, outfitted with a speakeasy-style window the size of a mail slot, for a bouncer to peer through.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The bouncers locked the doors and rolled down a garage door-style window opening.
—The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
To start, the stoic bouncer’s first name is now Elwood instead of John.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
In Road House, directed by Doug Liman, Gyllenhaal stars as former UFC fighter Dalton who takes a job as a bar bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys after his pro-fighting days conclude.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
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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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