muscleman
1
4.5
A man with large strong muscles from exercise
- noun
- /ˈmʌsəlˌmæn/
:
culturista
- The competition featured several musclemen showcasing their well-defined physiques.
Examples
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After years of training, he transformed from an average guy into a true muscleman.
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Idealization of the muscleman physique has been linked to men's desire to be larger than their current size (Mishkind et al., 1986).
Academic text (1996) -
At the beach, I saw a muscleman demonstrating his strength by lifting heavy weights.
Synonyms
bodybuilder
vsmuscleman
21
3.0
A person who trains hard to make large, well-defined muscles, often for contests
is specific to a man with well developed muscles rather than any person
strongman
vsmuscleman
2
5.6
A man who shows great physical strength by doing acts like bending steel
focuses on being muscular from training rather than performing strength acts
musclebuilder
vsmuscleman
6.1
A person who trains to build large strong muscles for competitions
describes a man who already has developed muscles rather than someone training
Antonyms
How Muscular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word muscleman is simply muscle + man, so think 'a man of muscles' who works with weights and training to build strength. That's why muscleman also means a man with large, well-made muscles, like a bodybuilder.