Definition

Noun: 1. A person employed by a bar, nightclub, or similar venue to maintain order and security, often by physically removing disorderly or unwanted patrons. This is the primary and most common meaning. 2. (Cricket) A fast, short-pitched delivery that rises sharply off the pitch toward the batter's head. This is a specialized sporting term. 3. (Informal, dated) A boastful or exaggerated statement; a lie. This usage is now rare.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Security Personnel):
  • The bouncer at the club checked our IDs before letting us in.
  • He was asked to leave by the bouncer after starting a fight.
  • She works as a bouncer at a popular downtown bar.
• Noun (Cricket):
  • The bowler's dangerous bouncer forced the batter to duck quickly.
  • The umpire warned the bowler for bowling too many bouncers in one over.

Advanced Usage

• "To bounce someone": This verb phrase, derived from the role of a bouncer, means to eject someone from a premises.
  • They bounced him from the pub for being too rowdy.

Variants and Related Words

• Bounce (verb): The action from which the role gets its name; to eject or throw out.
• Bouncy (adjective): Describing something that rebounds energetically; lively. (Note: This is not directly related to the person but shares the root word).
• Doorman/Door Supervisor: More formal or specific terms for a security person at an entrance, though a doorman may have less focus on ejecting patrons.

Synonyms

• Security guard (though this is more general).
• Door staff.
• Chucker-out (British, informal).

Phrasal Verbs/Related Phrases

• Bounce out: To force someone to leave a place.
  • He got bounced out of the stadium for yelling at the referee.

Related Idioms

• No common idioms directly feature the word "bouncer" in its primary sense. The cricket term "bouncer" is itself a technical idiom within the sport.

Noun

1. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting