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# bouncer

noun (a bouncer, bouncers)

«bouncer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person whose job is to stand at the door of a club or bar, check who comes in and remove people who cause trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#m1)
2. (cricket) A fast ball bowled so that it bounces high, near the batter's head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#m2)
3. Something that bounces, like a baby bouncer (a seat or swing that bounces a baby). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories, bouncers are big and tough-looking. In cricket lessons and on TV, «a bouncer» is a short, fast ball. Parents use a baby bouncer to keep a baby happy.

### Examples

- The bouncer would not let the boys into the club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#x1)
- The bowler sent down a fast bouncer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#x2)
- My baby sister loves her bouncer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#x3)
- The bouncer checked everyone's ID. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#x4)
- The batter ducked under the bouncer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/#x5)

### Note

Countable. A more formal word for the door job is «door supervisor» or «security».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bouncer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bouncer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bouncer.html) on Mova free.