BOUNCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bouncer mean? 

• BOUNCER (noun)
  The noun BOUNCER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BOUNCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOUNCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bouncer; chucker-out

Hypernyms ("bouncer" is a kind of...):

guard (a person who keeps watch over something or someone)

Derivation:

bounce (eject from the premises)

 Context examples 

The bouncer glared and went away.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The nigger-heaven bouncer was making his way toward the disturbance.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)