bullier

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noun

One who bullies.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

bullier1

nounbullier (plural bulliers)

plural bulliers

  1. oftenwith ofOne who bullies.

    I knew him from previous cases as a heckler, a bullier of witnesses.

    1946, The Atlantic, volume 178
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    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 138

    she 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 home

    Anson was a fierce and overbearing "coacher" and a bullier of umpires and opponents.

    1961, Robert Smith, Baseball in America

    Bulliers 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

bullier2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of bully: more bully

Origin

bullier · adjective

From bully + -er (comparative suffix).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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