Bruiser and Thug

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Bruiser

Bruiser noun - A large and strong and heavyset man.
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Thug is a synonym for bruiser in tough topic. In some cases you can use "Thug" instead a noun "Bruiser", when it comes to topics like mean, ruffian, person involved in illegal activities.
Nearby Words: bruise, bruised, bruising

Thug

Thug noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.
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Bruiser is a synonym for thug in tough topic. You can use "Bruiser" instead a noun "Thug". informal substitute

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typical typical bruiser typical thug
brutal brutal bruiser brutal thug
strong strong bruiser strong thug
real real bruiser real thug
Other adjectives: muscular, massive, large, hulking, huge, reckless, vicious, tall, gigantic, cynical, local, blooded.

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  • Interpretative Character Adding to the fun is the fact that the Hulk sometimes manifests as a Genius Bruiser with a ponytail or a grey-skinned morally flexible thug, and the same or similar questions play out.
    Source: Interpretative Character
  • In Streets of Rage II, Max is a hulking bruiser of a pro-wrestler who can take out entire mobs of mooks by landing amongst them just as he's hitting another thug with an atomic drop.
    Source: Mighty Glacier / Video Games
  • Genius Bruiser: Spenser is repeatedly described by other characters as looking like a generic Irish thug; he's tall, has a weightlifter's build, and you can tell just by looking at him that he used to be a boxer (among other things his nose has been repeatedly broken).
    Source: Literature / Spenser
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