bruiser
/ˈbruːzər/
noun
- A large, strong person who is aggressive or likes to fight.
- He was a gentle giant, not the bruiser his size suggested.
- A couple of bruisers stood at the door of the club, checking IDs.
- The school bully was a big bruiser who pushed smaller kids around.
- A person or thing that is very tough, durable, or hard to defeat.
- Their team's defense was a bruiser, stopping every play.
- The new smartphone case is a bruiser, surviving drops from ten feet.
- That old pickup truck is a real bruiser; it's been through everything.
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