bruiser
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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
She is the ultimate bruiser, a prolific trash-talker and a notorious pest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
As urban lizards go, it’s a bruiser, with bodies up to 7 inches long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Mr. Prescott also had a reputation as a pugnacious political bruiser.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
He’d been pivoting on his right leg when Burt Wesson, a bruiser on the Washington Bullets, slammed into him.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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