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bruis⋅er

[broo-zer]
–noun Informal.
a strong, tough person: The football player was over six feet tall and weighed 285 pounds—a real bruiser.

Origin:
1580–90; bruise + -er 1
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bruis·er   (brōō'zər)   
n.   Informal
A large, heavyset man.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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bruiser [ˈbruzɚ]

  1. n.
    a large, rough male. : That bruiser must weigh a ton.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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