bruiser
Example Sentences
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She is the ultimate bruiser, a prolific trash-talker and a notorious pest.
The apple’s signature foamy texture means it is an easy bruiser and doesn’t store as well as other varieties.
Don’t look now, but a Lincoln Riley team just beat the snot out of a Big Ten bruiser.
From Los Angeles Times
As urban lizards go, it’s a bruiser, with bodies up to 7 inches long.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Prescott also had a reputation as a pugnacious political bruiser.
From New York Times
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