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bruiser
[broo-zer] 
| Main Entry: |
fighter
[fahy-ter]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person engaged in hostile encounter |
| Synonyms: | GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, battler, belligerent, boxer, brawler, bruiser, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, gladiator, heavy*, jouster, mercenary, militant, opponent, person-at-arms, pugilist, punching bag, rival, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, soldier, tanker, warlord, warrior, wildcat |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | goon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruffian |
| Synonyms: | bozo, bruiser, dope, gorilla, hood, hooligan*, jerk, lummox, moron, nincompoop, ninny, sap, strong-arm, thug, tough guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lummox |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oaf |
| Synonyms: | beast, blunderer, boor, bruiser, brute, bumpkin, chump, clod, clodhopper, clown, dolt, dumb ox, dunce, fool, goon, half-wit, hayseed, idiot, imbecile, klutz, loser, lout*, lunkhead, moron, nincompoop, ox, sap*, simpleton*, yokel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oaf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is clumsy, stupid |
| Synonyms: | beast, blunderer, bruiser, brute, chump, clod, clown, dolt, dumb ox, dunce, fool, goon, idiot, imbecile, klutz, loser, lout*, moron, nincompoop, ox, sap*, simpleton |
| Antonyms: | handyman |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tough |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is rowdy, mean |
| Synonyms: | bruiser, brute, bully, criminal, gangster, goon, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, punk*, rough*, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, villain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pugilist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fighter |
| Synonyms: | boxer, bruiser, prizefighter |
| Main Entry: | toughie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tough |
| Synonyms: | bruiser, brute, bully, criminal, gangster, goon, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, mug, punk*, rough*, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, villain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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