different between doorman vs bouncer

English

Etymology

door +? -man

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)m?n

Noun

doorman (plural doormen)

1. A person who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

Synonyms

• doorkeeper

Coordinate terms

• bouncer
• hall porter

Derived terms

• nondoorman
• doormanship

Translations

Anagrams

• madrono, madroño, mandoor

Spanish

Noun

doorman m (plural doormans)

1. doorman

English

Etymology

bounce +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ba?ns?(?)/
• (US) enPR: boun?-s?r, IPA^(key): /?ba?ns??/
• Rhymes: -a?ns?(?)

Noun

bouncer (plural bouncers)

1. (informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble.

   Synonyms: doorman, chucker-out

2. (cricket) A short-pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head.

   Synonym: bumper

3. (Internet) An account or server (as with IRC and FTP) that invisibly redirects requests to another, used for anonymity or vanity.

   Synonym: BNC

4. (dated) One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
5. (slang, archaic) A boaster; a bully.

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6. Something big; a good stout example of the kind.

   Synonym: whopper

   • 1842, Thomas De Quincey, Modern Greece (published in Blackwood's Magazine)

     The stone must be a bouncer.

7. (slang, archaic) A bold lie.

   Synonym: whopper

   • 1877, W. S. Gilbert, Engaged in Original Plays, Second Series, Chatto & Windus, London, 1899, page 83:

     "… when he wants to accomplish his purpose, he does not hesitate to invent—I am not quite sure of the word, but I think it is “bouncers.”

8. (slang, archaic) A liar.

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9. A bouncy castle.
10. A kind of seat mounted in a framework in which a baby can bounce up and down.

Translations

Derived terms

• shop-bouncer