Meanings
bullier1
plural bulliers
- oftenwith ofOne who bullies.
I knew him from previous cases as a heckler, a bullier of witnesses.
1946, The Atlantic, volume 1785 more examples
Neither of us has very much to lose, but a bully — especially a bullier of women — must be a coward
1913, Ralph Stock, Marama: a tale of the South Pacific, page 138she looked upon Miss Ollier as a bullier of brothers, as a house-tyrant
1931, Elizabeth ^([sic]), Father'Suppose Master he no stop here. You hear me talk. Now go shoot pigeon?' I snarled. As I walked away I heard him murmur, 'Yes, sir Missus.' I did not like myself. I was a fishwife and a bullier of natives, I told myself in disgust.
1957, Joan Gerstad, The jungle was our homeAnson was a fierce and overbearing "coacher" and a bullier of umpires and opponents.
1961, Robert Smith, Baseball in AmericaBulliers frequently cause others to feel socially isolated and excluded through verbal, nonverbal, and physical harassment.
1992, David H. Demo, Ritch C. Savin-Williams, “Self-Concept Stability and Change during Adolescence”, in Richard P. Lipka, Thomas M. Brinthaupt, editors, Self-Perspectives Across the Life Span, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 126
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