Dictionary Definition
bouncer n : a person whose duty is to throw
troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting [syn: chucker-out]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
-er bounceNoun
- A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
- A short pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman's head.
Translations
member of security personnel
- Finnish: portsari, poke italbrac colloquial
- French: videur
- German: Türsteher
- Italian: buttafuori
Extensive Definition
Bouncer (from 'bounce' - changing the direction
of motion after contact) may refer to:
General
- Bouncer (cricket), a type of delivery in cricket sport
- Bouncer (doorman), a person who provides security and deals with disorderly people in a public venue
- Bouncer (networking), an IRC program functioning as a proxy between an IRC client and one or many IRC servers
In popular culture
- Bouncer (Les Humanoïdes Associés), a of Western comics series by Alejandro Jodorowsky and François Boucq
- The Bouncer (Fox Feature Syndicate), a comic book super hero who bounced back whenever thrown to the ground
- Bouncers (movie), an urban comedy movie in production (as of 2007)
- Bouncers, an alien race in the fictional Star Wars-setting
- The Bouncer, a Playstation 2 fighting video game
- "Benny the Bouncer", a song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Brain Salad Surgery
- Bouncer (Neighbours), name of several dogs that have appeared in the Australian soap Neighbours
- Bouncer, a Martian such as Willis the Bouncer that appeared in Red Planet (novel) by Robert A. Heinlein
- Bouncer, an unbranded space hopper sports toy
- The Bouncer, a man that fought underground fighter Kimbo Slice
- A heavily armored enemy in the video game BioShock