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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Bruce (bro̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Biographical Sir David, 1855–1931, Australian physician.
- Biographical Lenny (Leonard Schneider), 1926–66, U.S. comedian.
- Biographical Robert. See Robert I (def. 2).
- Biographical Stanley Melbourne (1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne), 1883–1967, Australian statesman: prime minister 1923–29.
- a male given name: from a Norman family name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Bruce /bruːs/ n - James. 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)
- Lenny. 1925–66, US comedian, whose satirical sketches, esp of the sexual attitudes of his contemporaries, brought him prosecutions for obscenity, but are now regarded as full of insight as well as wit
- Robert the Bruce
- Stanley Melbourne, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883–1967, Australian statesman; prime minister, in coalition with Sir Earle Page's Country Party, of Australia (1923–29)
Bruce /bruːs/ n - Brit a jocular name for an Australian man
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