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Definition of Chucker-out
1. Noun. A person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chucker-out
Literary usage of Chucker-out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"Lord Grey was about to resume his role of chucker-out to the proposed ... We hired
a smiling but stalwart assistant to act in the capacity of chucker-out. ..."
2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"Come on," said the " chucker-out," with kind sistence, " you 'd better be getting
on. ... Still the " chucker-out " kept thrusting his ch ward at him, ..."
3. The Night Side of London by Robert Machray (1902)
"... and proceed to hustle the chucker-out at the back door of "Jimmy's" — that
individual ... the chucker-out) before them and disappear into the interior. ..."
4. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"If you want the biggest chucker-out in London for your music-hall, it is roughly
true that ... This chivalry, which in the chucker-out is not businesslike, ..."
5. Cigarette Papers for After-dinner Smoking by Joseph Hatton (1892)
"THE " CHUCKER OUT." camp. Among bis troops are many tall, strong men ; these are
... I think I once narrowly escaped an encounter with a chucker out. ..."
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