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One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.

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  1. n. One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
  2. n. A boaster; a bully.
  3. n. A bold lie; also, a liar.
  4. n. Something big; a good stout example of the kind.
  5. n. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
  6. 1. One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving. 2. A boaster; a bully. [Collog.] Johnson. 3. A bold lie; also, a liar. [Collog.] Marryat. 4. Something big; a good stout example of the kind. The stone must be a bouncer. De Quincey.
  7. n:100 n. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting