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muscle-man

mus·cle-man
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhs-uh l man]
    • /ˈmʌs əl mæn/
    • /ˈmʌsl mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhs-uh l man]
    • /ˈmʌs əl mæn/

Definitions of muscle-man word

  • noun plural muscle-man Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder. 1
  • noun plural muscle-man Slang. a bodyguard, especially one hired to intimidate others, often by strong-arm methods. 1

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Origin of muscle-man

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30; muscle + man1

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Parts of speech for Muscle-man

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

muscle-man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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