strongman
- noun
- /ˈstrɔŋˌmæn/
- Many people cheered as the strongman broke records by lifting weights that seemed impossible.
- circus strongman
- strongman competition
- famous strongman
Maybe I'll give you Hercules, but Orion is a way better strongman in the sky than is Hercules.
- Maybe I'll give you Hercules, but Orion is a way better strongman in the sky than is Hercules.
- But you know, Kelly used to make his own like strongman stones, who doesn't?
- Oh, and also strongman, every one of those as far as the athletic disciplines are different qualities.
- I won World Ultimate Strongman and I won also I, I, I, man.
- Women, a lot of people play the act of a clown and a strongman, but they're not.
- Well, I stayed in the sport of strongman for a Dacket and it became very strong.
- The only regret I have, it's in strongman.
- Then the boys all do pictures of big strongman looking after small, weak woman.
Examples
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You wanted to be either a lion tamer or a strongman or maybe a fire eater.
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Amy has been competing in strongman competitions for six years and in highland games for two.
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The circus was not gonna be the same without the strongman.
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And, and, and, you know, a strongman competition, I've seen them on TV.
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We set up competitions testing speed, endurance, and strength, with some components of strongman competitions thrown in.
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Vincent, a third-generation strongman, is still unaccounted for.
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The strongman effortlessly lifted a car during the fair to amaze the crowd.
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During the competition, each strongman showcased their incredible strength by pulling large trucks.
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Strongman is simply strong + man, where strong means 'powerful' and man means 'a male person'. It originally named a show performer who lifted heavy weights and did daring feats at fairs, so today it means a man who shows great physical strength.