bruiser
Example Sentences
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Fontaine was no bruiser on black-and-white TV, when the balls were heavy leather and keepers unprotected from assault from forwards.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
And although he wasn’t conventionally big or fast, he turned into a bruiser who used his low center of gravity—and a certain inherited family gift—to shed defenders half a foot taller than he was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Mr. Prescott also had a reputation as a pugnacious political bruiser.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Edwards is a bruiser and Dobbins offers explosiveness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
If a given suspect is a knock-kneed weakling, he says, he is less likely to be the culprit than a great big bruiser with Hate tattooed on his forehead.*
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
