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That boy is going to be a bruiser when he grows up!
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Here, the compact yet powerful bruiser’s professional training and quick thinking give him the advantage over bigger and better-armed adversaries, turning anything, from a bucket of nails to a stray sledgehammer, into a deadly weapon.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
The highly skilled yet hard-nosed Condon and 6-foot-11, 255-pound bruiser Rueben Chinyelu get first crack, with the 6-9, 215-pound high-energy Haugh usually up next, followed by towering 7-1, 255-pound Micah Handlogten.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
McMillan is the classic bruiser in the middle who isn’t afraid to do the dirty work on the defensive end.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
The signature performance for Reed came on March 1 at Providence, when the 6-foot-10, 260-pound bruiser set career highs in points (24) rebounds (18) and blocks (6).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
The highly skilled yet hard-nosed Condon and 6-foot-11, 255-pound bruiser Rueben Chinyelu get first crack, with the 6-9, 215-pound high-energy Haugh usually up next, followed by towering 7-1, 255-pound Micah Handlogten.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
McMillan is the classic bruiser in the middle who isn’t afraid to do the dirty work on the defensive end.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
The signature performance for Reed came on March 1 at Providence, when the 6-foot-10, 260-pound bruiser set career highs in points (24) rebounds (18) and blocks (6).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Bruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruiser. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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bruiser
noun
bruis·er
ˈbrü-zər 
: a big husky person
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