bullet-stopper



bullet-stopper

n. a U.S. Marine. (From the Persian Gulf War.) About a dozen bullet-stoppers came into the bar and the army guys tried to start a fight.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mead[mi:d]
Fakhri-Arabic
Damjana-Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian
Felicjafe-LEETS-yahPolish
HeikoHIE-ko (Low German, Dutch)Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Katherinakath-ə-REE-nə (English), kə-THREE-nə (English), kah-te-REE-nah (German)English (Rare), German