# bruiser

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,949

## Definitions
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. A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person.
3. A machine for bruising oats.
4. A person who enjoys arguing with others.
5. A professional boxer.

## Etymology
From bruise + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **bruises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruiser-vs-bruises)
- **bruise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruise-vs-bruiser)
- **browser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/browser-vs-bruiser)
- **bruised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruised-vs-bruiser)
- **brainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brainer-vs-bruiser)
- **braised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braised-vs-bruiser)
- **broiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broiler-vs-bruiser)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbruiser`, `briuser`, `brruiser`, `bruiesr`, `bruiserr`, `bruisre`, `bruisser`, `brusier`, `buriser`, `rbuiser`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bruiser