'big bruiser' definitions:

Definition of 'big bruiser'

From: GCIDE
  • Bruiser \Bruis"er\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, bruises. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; -- often used in the phrase
  • big bruiser. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]
  • Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand, Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. --Knight. [1913 Webster]