bouncer
boun·cer/ˈboʊn.sɚ/noun
bouncer is spelled B-O-U-N-C-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (boun·cer). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bouncer means “A person or thing that bounces something, such as a ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bouncer is bouncers.
How many letters and syllables are in bouncer?
| Letters | 7: B-O-U-N-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: boun·cer |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bouncer?
Bouncer appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bouncer?
- UK /ˈbaʊn.sə/
- US /ˈboʊn.sɚ/
Bouncer has 2 syllables, split boun·cer in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-bouncer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bouncer
- bouncers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bouncer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or thing that bounces something, such as a ball.
- 2
informalA member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
- 3
A short-pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head.
- 4
An account or server (as with IRC and FTP) that invisibly redirects requests to another, used for anonymity or vanity.
- 5
datedOne who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
- 6
archaicslangA boaster; a bully.
- 7
Something big; a good stout example of the kind.
- 8
archaicslangA bold lie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate bouncer?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of bouncer: BNC.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bouncer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of security personnel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | videur, physio |
| German | Türsteher, Türsteherin, Rausschmeißer, Rausschmeißerin |
| Portuguese | segurança, leão de chácara |
| Spanish | portero, gorila, puerta, patovica, sacabullas, shafo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bouncer come from?
From bounce + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).