Bouncer (1865)

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Anyone have a better "bouncer"? Newspaperarchive is not working right now,  
for me at least.
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(OED)
bouncer
   5. One  engaged to eject undesirable or unruly persons from a saloon, 
ballroom, etc.; a  ‘chucker-out’. colloq. (orig.  U.S.). 

1865 Nat.  Police Gaz. (U.S.) 29 Apr. 4/2 Old Moyamensing is  almost as 
famous for its lawless gangs of boys and young men, as it was in the  days of the ‘
killers’ and ‘bouncers’. 1883 Daily  News 26 July 4/8 The Bouncer..is merely 
the  English ‘chucker out’. When liberty verges on licence and gaiety on 
wanton  delirium, the Bouncer selects the gayest of the gay, Thebounces him. 1888 
_A. C.  GUNTER_ (http://dictionary.oed.com/help/bib/oed2-g2.html#a-c-gunter)  
Mr. Potter xx, Several  of the fighting brigade of the establishment, that in 
American slang would be  termed ‘bouncers’. 1903 _A.  ADAMS_ 
(http://dictionary.oed.com/help/bib/oed2-a.html#a-adams)  Log Cowboy xiii. 204 The  bouncer of 
the dance hall of course had his eye on our crowd. 1938 _WODEHOUSE_ 
(http://dictionary.oed.com/help/bib/oed2-w3.html#wodehouse)  Summer Moonshine i. 19  He 
held down a job for a time as bouncer at some bar. 1961 Evening  Standard 21 
Aug. 12/6 Bouncers required for dance  Sat. evenings.



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