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Definition of Strongman
1. Noun. A man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus.
2. Noun. A powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence. "He is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman"
Definition of Strongman
1. Noun. A performer who demonstrates feats of strength. ¹
2. Noun. A man who competes in contests of physical strength. ¹
3. Noun. A forceful or brutal person, usually applied to a ruler or tyrant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strongman
1. [n STRONGMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strongman
Literary usage of Strongman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"Barrow-in-Furness, I. strongman. — Nick. ' th Strong man ' ; v. Strangman.
John strongman, rector of ..."
2. Sandow on Physical Training: A Study in the Perfect Type of the Human Form by Eugen Sandow (1894)
"SANDOW AS A strongman IN HOLLAND. WITH no decided views as to where, after parting
with Atilla, he would be likely to find employment, Sandow found the ..."
3. The Reconfiguration of Political Order in Africa: A Case Study of North Kivu by Denis M. Tull (2005)
"The Making of a strongman Tons pour la Paix et le Developpement (TPD) is a local,
largely Hutu dominated NGO which was created in North Kivu ..."
4. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1901)
"A partial release to Hyndman and strongman by Michael F. Dwyer of the premises
... Hyndman and strongman executed a mortgage upon the lot thus released to ..."
5. The History of Dublin, N.H. by Dublin (N.H.), Levi Washburn Leonard, Charles Mason (1855)
"Henry strongman. Joseph Adams. Benjamin Mason. William Greenwood. Levi Partridge.
... John Muzzey. Moses Johnson. Reuben Morse. Richard strongman. ..."
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