bouncer (noun)
1bouncer — ► NOUN ▪ a person employed by a nightclub to prevent troublemakers entering or to eject them from the premises …
2bouncer — mid 19c. in various senses, noun derivative of BOUNCE (Cf. bounce) (v.). Earliest attested is boaster, bully, braggart (1833); also large example of its kind (1842); enforcer of order in a bar or saloon (1865, Amer. Eng., originally colloquial).… …
3bouncer — noun Bouncer is used after these nouns: ↑nightclub …
4bouncer — noun Date: 1865 one that bounces: as a. one employed to restrain or eject disorderly persons b. a bouncing ground ball …
5bouncer — noun /ˈbaʊnsə(ɹ),ˈbaʊnsə˞/ a) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble. b) A short pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head …
6bouncer — noun 1》 a person employed by a nightclub, bar, or pub to prevent troublemakers entering or to eject them from the premises. 2》 Cricket a ball bowled fast and short so as to rise high after pitching …
7bouncer — noun (C) 1 someone whose job is to stand at the door of a club, bar etc and stop unwanted people coming in, or make people leave if they are behaving badly 2 a fast ball in cricket (2) that passes or hits the batsman (2) above the chest after it… …
8bouncer — Noun. A person employed to eject troublemakers from clubs or events. These days they prefer the title of security …
9bouncer — UK [ˈbaʊnsə(r)] / US [ˈbaʊnsər] noun [countable] Word forms bouncer : singular bouncer plural bouncers someone whose job is to make certain that no one causes trouble in a bar or club, for example by not allowing particular people to come in …
10bouncer — /ˈbaʊnsə / (say bownsuh) noun 1. someone or something that bounces. 2. Also, baby bouncer. a spring seat or harness in which a baby may bounce up and down. 3. Colloquial someone employed in a place of public resort to eject disorderly persons. 4 …
