bruiser

Examples

• All

• Paul Vitti gets out of his car and walks to the warehouse with his most trusted soldier, Jelly, a hulking bruiser, and his sidekick Jimmy, a tightly wound ferret with chips on both shoulders.

  Fiction book (1999)

• We have the newly- crowned Texas Heavyweight Champion, Kevin Von Erich here and he is scheduled to fight in a tag-team match later on tonight against Gino Hernandez and Bruiser Brody.

  The Iron Claw (2023)

• A bruiser like this will want to eat every hour.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Now this is what I call a bruiser!

  Bruiser (2000)

• Look at this big bruiser!

  American Reunion (2012)

• The bruiser charges toward Hank.

  Fiction book (1990)

• It's not every day that a notorious bruiser of a director gets along with his producer.

  Blog text (4)

• A big bruiser of a cab driver leans back over the seat, sizing Jonah up.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The 245-pound bruiser wowed pundits and fans alike with his combination of power and agility.

  Blog text (28)

• Redshirt sophomore bruiser Zach Zwinak once again led the ground game with 135 yards and a touchdown.

  Blog text (33)

Synonyms

T

tough guy

vsbruiser

• Informal

186 4.2

A man who acts strong to scare people

is actually large and heavyset, not only acting tough

B

bull

vsbruiser

• Informal

40 7.4

A large strong man who looks physically powerful

is similar but stresses both weight and aggressive character more

M

muscle

vsbruiser

• Informal

29 8.2

A person who is paid to use force or threats for someone else

is not necessarily employed but is naturally large, strong, and tough

H

heavyweight

vsbruiser

23 3.5

A person who has great power or influence in a field

focuses more narrowly on physical size and aggressive toughness

H

hulk

vsbruiser

18 4.7

A very large heavy person, animal, or thing

includes aggression and heavyset build as part of the description

B

brawler

vsbruiser

10 6.2

A person who fights roughly in places like bars

may fight but is defined primarily by large, heavyset build and toughness

H

heavy

vsbruiser

• Jargon

10 8.1

A person who plays a villain in a play or film

is a real person likely heavyset and tough rather than a dramatic role

S

strongman

vsbruiser

2 5.6

A man who shows great physical strength by doing acts like bending steel

is a naturally heavyset tough person rather than a public strength performer

M

mauler

vsbruiser

1 7.9

A fighter who hits opponents very hard, often a boxer

is defined by size and general aggressiveness rather than combative style

R

real bruiser

vsbruiser

• Informal

1 7.5

A person who is very strong and tough, like a boxer or a team defender

is large and strong but less extreme in aggression or reputation

H

hulk of a man

vsbruiser

1 5.2

A very large man who is strong

adds that this size often comes with toughness or aggressiveness

M

muscleman

vsbruiser

1 7.3

A man hired to threaten or protect others

is more about natural size and personal toughness rather than employment role

S

strapper

vsbruiser

1 9.2

A big, strong person who can lift heavy things

adds a sense of toughness and aggressiveness beyond mere size

W

walloper

vsbruiser

• Informal

1 9.7

A person who hits with great force

is broader, describing overall large, strong, and tough physical presence

S

strong-armer

vsbruiser

• NSFW

1 9.9

A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people

is not necessarily criminal but is large, strong, and physically intimidating

Antonyms

S

softie

• Offensive

12 5.8

A person who shows strong feelings and is easily moved

Compounds

R

real bruiser

• Informal

1 7.5

A person who is very strong and tough, like a boxer or a team defender

How Tough

strongman

2 5.6

bruiser

• Informal

10 7.2

tough guy

• Informal

186 4.2

weakling

• Offensive

25 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology