strong-armer
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- noun
- /ˈstrɔŋˌɑrmər/
- NSFW
- The police arrested a known strong-armer who had been terrorizing the neighborhood for weeks.
Examples
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Authorities are cracking down on strong-armers who target elderly citizens.
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Parents worried that their children might fall in with strong-armers at the local youth club.
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The police arrested a strong-armer in the city center.
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There are many strong-armers operating in this neighborhood.
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Authorities are cracking down on strong-armers who use threats to intimidate local shop owners.
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The police apprehended a strong-armer suspected of using force to rob several victims in the area.
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Parents are anxious about the possibility of their kids getting involved with strong-armers known for committing violent crimes.
Synonyms
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A young person who acts violently or breaks the law
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4.9
A violent person who attacks or threatens others
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4.8
A person who uses a gun to hurt or kill others
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A person who steals from others by using or threatening to hurt them
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A violent person hired to threaten or hurt others
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4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
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A young person who does violent street crimes
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A person who attacks someone on the street to steal from them
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A young person who steals, fights, or causes trouble with a gang
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A person who is strong and may threaten or hurt others
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A person who uses violence or threats to frighten others
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A young person who is violent and often breaks the law
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A person who attacks someone physically
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A man who threatens people with a weapon to steal money
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A man who threatens people with a weapon to take their money
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A man who uses a knife to hurt or threaten other people
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
strong-armer = strong-arm (transparent) = strong + arm + er
The agent noun is a regular formation from the verb 'strong-arm' (itself transparently built from 'strong' + 'arm'), so the meaning 'one who uses force or threats' is inferable.
Etymology
Strong-armer comes from the phrase strong-arm, which means 'to use force' or 'threats', plus -er, which makes a word mean 'a person who does something'. So a strong-armer is literally a person who uses force or threats to get what they want.