bouncer
pronunciation
How to pronounce bouncer in British English:
UK [ˈbaʊnsə(r)]
How to pronounce bouncer in American English:
US [ˈbaʊnsɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
Word Origin
- bouncer (n.)
- mid-19c. in various senses, noun derivative of bounce (v.) in its original sense of "thump, hit." Earliest attested is "boaster, bully, braggart" (1833); also "large example of its kind" (1842); "enforcer of order in a bar or saloon" (1865, American English, originally colloquial). "The Bouncer" is merely the English "chucker out". When liberty verges on license and gaiety on wanton delirium, the Bouncer selects the gayest of the gay, and -- bounces him! ["London Daily News," July 26, 1883]
Example
- 1. The bouncer at that bar is a hulking man .
- 2. You see the bouncer on the train ?
- 3. Imagine you 're a bouncer at a bar where the legal drinking age is 21 .
- 4. The disco bouncer threw out four drunk teenagers .
- 5. A one-time club bouncer who learned how to fix air conditioners to increase his income , mr. oladimeji enjoys american movies . The 40-year-old likes the multicultural makeup of the america he sees on the big screen and the possibility for upward mobility through hard work .