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English Dictionary: Bouncer by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bouncer
n
  1. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
    Synonym(s): bouncer, chucker-out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bouncer \Boun"cer\, n.
      1. One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much
            noise in moving.
  
      2. A boaster; a bully. [Collog.] --Johnson.
  
      3. A bold lie; also, a liar. [Collog.] --Marryat.
  
      4. Something big; a good stout example of the kind.
  
                     The stone must be a bouncer.               --De Quincey.
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