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Definition of Tarzan
1. Noun. (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs).
2. Noun. A man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character
Definition of Tarzan
1. Proper noun. A heroic fictional character, raised in the jungle by apes. ¹
2. Noun. (by extension) A strong man. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tarzan
1. a person of superior strength and agility [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarzan
Literary usage of Tarzan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and what Came of it by James John Davis (1922)
"tarzan AND THE GOLDEN LION A tale of the African wilderness which appeals to all
readers of fiction. tarzan THE TERRIBLE Further thrilling ..."
2. The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and what Came of it by James John Davis (1922)
"tarzan AND THE GOLDEN LION A tale of the African wilderness which appeals to all
readers of fiction. tarzan THE TERRIBLE Further thrilling ..."