bruiser

bruis·er | \ ˈbrü-zər

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Definition of bruiser

: a big husky man

Examples of bruiser in a Sentence

That boy is going to be a bruiser when he grows up!

Recent Examples on the Web But in addition to the more delicate standbys, there are some bruisers in this bunch. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "Here's what to order on Chris Bianco's new Italian-American menu at Pane Bianco Van Buren," 27 Jan. 2020 At 6-foot-10, 228 pounds, Montgomery is unlikely to ever be low-post bruiser. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, "Big sister helped EJ Montgomery provide 'another weapon' for Kentucky basketball," 30 Nov. 2019 Delagnes, who remained a union consultant until Montoya fired him last year over a Facebook post attacking Public Defender Jeff Adachi right after his death, has been the kind of never-back-down bruiser that many of the rank and file love. — Caille Millner, SFChronicle.com, "SF Police Officers’ Association is at a crossroads — even if its leadership doesn’t seem to know that yet.," 24 Jan. 2020 The bruiser of a running back ran for 182 yards in New England and 195 in Tennessee’s 28-12 rout of top seed Baltimore last weekend. — Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, "Chiefs know stopping Derrick Henry is a tall order, but necessary for victory," 18 Jan. 2020 Miami’s guards played all night – bruiser Kameron McGusty played 37 minutes, lights-out shooter DJ Vasiljevic played 38, and electric 5-foot-7 point guard Chris Lykes was on the court for nearly 39. — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, "Darius Perry's heroics show Louisville 'may have to do it by committee' at point guard," 8 Jan. 2020 Illinois isn’t known for harboring caribou, but the shovel-like eye-guard on this bruiser could have come from the Great White North. — Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, "The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Whitetails of All Time," 1 Jan. 2020 With Dye fumbling twice in that game and Habibi-Likio as the better blocker of the two, the Ducks have more than a situational bruiser behind Verdell. — oregonlive, "Cyrus Habibi-Likio scores career-best 3 touchdowns in Oregon’s rout of Colorado," 13 Oct. 2019 But Baltimore’s collection of bruisers includes 210-pound running back Mark Ingram, 303-pound fullback Patrick Ricard and three tight ends (Boyle, Mark Andrews and Hayden Hurst) who have played more than 300 snaps. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "‘Bring your big-boy pads’: 49ers brace for physical Ravens offense, Jackson," 30 Nov. 2019

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“Bruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruiser?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=b&file=bruise02. Accessed 19 Feb. 2020.

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