bouncer
noun
bounc·er
ˈbau̇n(t)-sər 
Examples of bouncer in a Sentence
The batter hit a bouncer to the shortstop.
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Enter the Elvie Rise, a bouncer that can transform into a bassinet without moving the baby.
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Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The proprietary set of conditions created by the lasers breaks the bonds between iron and oxygen in the ore without needing carbon or expensive green hydrogen to act like a bouncer that carries the unwanted oxygen away.
—Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
And, in one of the picture’s smartest strokes of ingenuity, Ben gets caught using the ID of a dead guy by a burly bouncer (Darius ‘Nastyelgic’ Jackson) who happened to be a pallbearer at the funeral for its original owner.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
In the clip, which has since gone viral, T.I. can be seen outside The Revelry restaurant voicing his discontentment after being denied service due to not producing his ID when asked by a bouncer.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The proprietary set of conditions created by the lasers breaks the bonds between iron and oxygen in the ore without needing carbon or expensive green hydrogen to act like a bouncer that carries the unwanted oxygen away.
—Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
And, in one of the picture’s smartest strokes of ingenuity, Ben gets caught using the ID of a dead guy by a burly bouncer (Darius ‘Nastyelgic’ Jackson) who happened to be a pallbearer at the funeral for its original owner.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
In the clip, which has since gone viral, T.I. can be seen outside The Revelry restaurant voicing his discontentment after being denied service due to not producing his ID when asked by a bouncer.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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bouncer
noun
bounc·er
ˈbau̇n(t)-sər
: one that bounces
especially
: someone employed in a public place to remove troublemakers
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