bruiser

noun

bruis·er ˈbrü-zər

: a big husky man

Examples of bruiser in a Sentence

That boy is going to be a bruiser when he grows up!

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Throwing him in there with an explosive bruiser like Sheamus and a crafty technician like Kaiser was a great way to showcase everything great about all three guys. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Graham, meanwhile, starred in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a small-scale family holiday offering that has held its own against studio bruisers like Wicked and Moana II at the box office, maintaining a foothold in the top 10 in its seventh week in release. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Frank Grillo, who’s at the center of it (playing a ripped bruiser who is also…a molecular biologist!), has a way of making any pulp movie better. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 In Yellowstone, Rip Wheeler, the rugged bruiser on the Paramount+ series, has seen (and done) some horrible things. —

Carlos Mejia, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bruiser