bouncer

Meaning

1. (informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
2. A short-pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head.
3. (Internet) An account or server (as with IRC and FTP) that invisibly redirects requests to another, used for anonymity or vanity.
4. (dated) One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
5. (archaic, slang) A boaster; a bully.
6. Something big; a good stout example of the kind.
7. (archaic, slang) A bold lie.
8. (archaic, slang) A liar.
9. A bouncy castle.
10. A kind of seat mounted in a framework in which a baby can bounce up and down.
11. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, obsolete, slang) Short for shop-bouncer

Synonyms

chucker-out

bodyguard

doorman

guard

💂

thumper

usher

boaster

peace officer

Translations

videur

Türsteher

buttafuori

Rausschmeißer

portero

leão-de-chácara

guapo

Prahler

καυχησιάρης

φαφλατάς

uitsmijter

ακάλυπτη επιταγή

portier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaʊn.sə/

Etymology

From bounce + -er.