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Bouncer   /bˈaʊnsər/   Listen
Bouncer

noun
1.
A person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting.  Synonym: chucker-out.






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"Bouncer" Quotes from Famous Books



... I had a sort of feeling, and I said to Dobchinsky, "Something's up. This is no ordinary matter." Yes, and Dobchinsky beckoned to the landlord, Vlas, the innkeeper, you know,—three weeks ago his wife presented him with a baby—a bouncer—he'll grow up just like his father and keep a tavern.—Well, we beckoned to Vlas, and Dobchinsky asked him on the quiet, "Who," he asked, "is that young man?" "That young man," Vlas replied, "that young man"—Oh, ...
— The Inspector-General • Nicolay Gogol

... we hear the name o' the happy crathur that's to be blisthered with Phelim! The darlin's in luck, whoever she is, an' has gained a blessed prize in the 'Bouncer.'" ...
— Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories • William Carleton



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