Dictionary entry

Bruiser

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bruis″er (�), n. 1. One who, or that which, bruises.

2. A boxer; a pugilist. R. Browning.

Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,

Amid the lists our hero takes his stand.

T. Warton.

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