noun. A usually large or powerfully built person who is aggressive or readily gets into fights.

noun. A boxer.

noun. A person who enjoys arguing with others.

noun. One who bruises.

noun. A concave tool for grinding the specula of telescopes.

noun. The name of various machines for bruising grain, etc., for feeding cattle.

noun. A boxer; a pugilist; a bully.

noun. A name applied to various plants supposed to be efficacious in healing bruises, as bruise-wort, soapwort, etc.

noun. One who, or that which, bruises.

noun. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; -- often used in the phrase big bruiser.

noun. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

noun. : In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that he will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment.

noun. By extension, a tall, strong, heavily built man, especially one prone to physical violence.

noun. A thug.

noun. a large and strong and heavyset man

"Cops in the City of Angels have their eye on former WWE star Chyna: The burly bruiser is accused of attacking a female companion at a local motel last Saturday night."

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