bruiser
/bɹuzɚ/noun
bruiser is spelled B-R-U-I-S-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bruiser means “In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bruiser is bruisers.
How many letters and syllables are in bruiser?
| Letters | 7: B-R-U-I-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 bruiser?
Bruiser appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 bruiser?
- UK /bɹuːzə/
- British /bɹʉwzə/
- US /bɹuzɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bruiser.wav, En-us-bruise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bruiser
- bruisers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bruiser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment.
- 2
colloquialderogatoryA tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person.
His "assistant" was a big bruiser named Pete, who, with his enormous shoulders and menacing scowl, was clearly present for the intimidation factor.
- 3
A machine for bruising oats.
- 4
A person who enjoys arguing with others.
- 5
A professional boxer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bruiser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bulle, bulliger Typ, Kraftmeier, Tier , Schlägertyp, Brutalo |
| French | malabar, gorille |
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 bruiser come from?
From bruise + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).