muscleman

mus·cle·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhs-uh l-man]
- /ˈmʌs əlˌmæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhs-uh l-man]
- /ˈmʌs əlˌmæn/

Definitions of muscleman word

noun plural muscleman Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder. 1
noun plural muscleman Slang. a bodyguard, especially one hired to intimidate others, often by strong-arm methods. 1
noun muscleman A large, strong man, especially one employed to protect someone or to intimidate people. 1
noun muscleman male bodybuilder 1
noun muscleman a man with highly developed muscles 0
noun muscleman a henchman employed by a gangster to intimidate or use violence upon victims 0

See all 8 definitions of muscleman

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Origin of muscleman

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 Muscleman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Muscleman

muscleman 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for muscleman

noun muscleman

bruiser — A bruiser is someone who is tough, strong, and aggressive, and enjoys a fight or argument.
bodyguard — A bodyguard is a person or a group of people employed to protect someone.
bouncer — A bouncer is a man who stands at the door of a club, prevents unwanted people from coming in, and makes people leave if they cause trouble.
tough — strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
toughie — a tough person, especially one who is belligerent.

All 7 Synonyms of muscleman