bully
noun/ˈbʊli/
/ˈbʊli/
(plural bullies)
- a person who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people
- the school bully
- Leave him alone, you big bully!
- playground bullies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- class
- playground
- …
- pick on somebody
- beat somebody up
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from Middle Dutch boele ‘lover’. Original use was as a term of endearment applied to either sex; it later became a familiar form of address to a male friend. The current sense dates from the late 17th cent.
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