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bruiser

[broo-zer] / ˈbru zər /




NOUN
pugilist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




Example Sentences

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The apple’s signature foamy texture means it is an easy bruiser and doesn’t store as well as other varieties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Edwards is a bruiser and Dobbins offers explosiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

On that front, the tip of the spear is 7-foot bruiser Oumar Ballo, who averages 13 points and 10 rebounds a game, recording 33 putbacks this season, according to Hoop-Math.com.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Or Jason Statham, the comically gifted bruiser now promoted to the series’ lead, doing, well, pretty much anything?

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2023

He’d been pivoting on his right leg when Burt Wesson, a bruiser on the Washington Bullets, slammed into him.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben