Meaning

2 senses
  1. A man who performs feats of strength, as in competitions or as an attraction in a circus.

    Muskelmann, Kraftmensch

    сила́чsiláč

    a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus

  2. A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.

    Machthaber, Diktator, Gewaltherrscher

    автокра́тavtokrát, тира́нtirán

Examples

3 sentences
  1. That's a real strongman, bestow upon him a goblet of wine!

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  2. Tom is a strongman.

    deTom ist ein Kraftmensch.

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  3. He is a strongman.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
one who performs feats of strength:
forceful or brutal person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who performs feats of strength:
forceful or brutal person:

Forms

plural: strongmen
Singularstrongman
Pluralstrongmen

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Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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