bouncer
/ˈboʊn.sɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.12 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "At 199 centimetres and a hundred kilos going up, he was scary big and he found work as a bouncer and enforcer[.]"
- "‘You try to hit the bouncer that you should duck under. Your bat misses it completely. The ball strikes your temple, whack!’"
- ""Why, I'll tell you, Mr. Simple; he's a good tempered, kind fellow enough, but—" / "But what?" / "Such a bouncer!!" / "How do you mean? He's not a very stout man." / "Bless you, Mr. Simple, why don't you understand English. I mean that he's the greatest liar that ever walked a deck.[…]""
- "The stone must be a bouncer."
- ""… when he wants to accomplish his purpose, he does not hesitate to invent—I am not quite sure of the word, but I think it is “bouncers.”"
- "He shook his head and took up the child—Dilly kicked out her feet in tiny electric jolts to the full stretch of the Babygro.[…]He put the child in the bouncer again."
Etymology
Etymology tree English bounce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bouncer From bounce + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈboʊn.sɚ/
- British English: /ˈbaʊn.sə/