bullet-stopper
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  1. n.
    a U.S. Marine. (From the Persian Gulf War.) : About a dozen bullet-stoppers came into the bar and the army guys tried to start a fight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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