A
bouncer
A bouncer (also known as a doorman or door supervisor) is a type of security guard, employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs, cabaret clubs, stripclubs, casinos, hotels, billiard halls, restaurants, sporting events, schools, concerts, or m ...
is a security guard employed by a nightclub or similar establishment to prevent troublemakers from entering or to eject them from the premises
Bouncer(s) or The Bouncer may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
Comics
*
''Bouncer'' (Fox Feature Syndicate), a Golden Age character and comic book series
* ''Bouncer'' (Les Humanoïdes Associés), a Western comics series by
François Boucq
François Boucq (; born 28 November 1955 in Lille), is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his Surrealism, surreal comics revolving around the main character .
Career
Boucq published cartoons in magazines like ''Le Point'' or ''L'E ...
and
Alejandro Jodorowsky
*
Bouncer (DC Comics), a DC Comics character and twice a foe of
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
* Bouncer (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character and member of the
Morlocks
Fictional entities
*
Bouncer (Big Daddy), a type of enemy in the video game ''Bioshock'' (2007) and its sequel ''Bioshock 2''
*
Bouncer (Fox Feature Syndicate)
The Bouncer is a fictional superhero who appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. The Bouncer had no secret identity, but was in reality a statue of the Greek mythology, Greek mythological figure Antaeus (spelled Anteas in the c ...
, a comic book superhero
*
Bouncer (''Neighbours''), a dog in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
**
Bouncer 2, a dog in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
* Bouncer, a type of fictional creature in the novel ''
Red Planet'' by Robert A. Heinlein
* Bouncer, a
Morlock in the Marvel Comics universe
* Bouncer, the giant of Tech in ''
Skylanders: Giants''
*
Bouncers (''Star Wars''), an alien race in the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe
Music
*
''The Bouncer'' (album), a 2011 album by jazz pianist Cedar Walton
*
"The Bouncer" (song), a 1992 song by Kicks Like a Mule
* "The Bouncer", a 1983 song by Electric Light Orchestra as the B-side to the 12" single "
Four Little Diamonds"
Video games
*
''The Bouncer'' (video game), a PlayStation 2 fighting video game
* Bouncer, the name of a Tech-element character from
Skylanders: Giants
* Bouncer, the name of an antagonist's pet hellhound in
RuneScape
Other media
*
''The Bouncer'' (film), a 2018 French action thriller film
* ''Bouncers'' (1977), a play by the English dramatist
John Godber
Sports
*
Bouncer (cricket), a type of delivery in cricket
*
Bouncers (slamball team)
Slamball is a form of basketball played with four trampolines in front of each net and boards around the court edge. The name SlamBall is the trademark of SlamBall, LLC. While SlamBall is based on basketball, it is a contact sport, with blocks ...
, an American SlamBall team
*
Space hopper or bouncer, a sports toy
Technology
*
Bouncer (software) or BNC, a piece of software used to relay traffic and connections in computer networks
* a
reflector (photography) used for ''bounce lighting''
* a system designed to prevent malware from being released via
Google Play
{{Disambiguation