strapper

1 9.2

A big, strong person who can lift heavy things

noun
/ˈstræpər/

: fornido

Too bad she's dating Strapper John, MD.

Examples

YOU'RE LOOKIN' AT THE NEW STRAPPER TRUCK DRIVER.

Tumbleweeds (1999)
The tall man lifted the heavy boxes with ease, clearly a strapper.
Many people admire him for his strength and size; he truly is a strapper.
During the game, the strapper overpowered his opponents with sheer muscle.

Synonyms

bull

vsstrapper

Informal

40 7.4

A large strong man who looks physically powerful

is less about toughness and more about plain size and strength

heavyweight

vsstrapper

23 3.5

A person who has great power or influence in a field

is limited to physical size and strength rather than importance or influence

bruiser

vsstrapper

Informal

10 7.2

A large strong man who looks tough and ready to fight

is similar but focuses on size and strength without implying aggression

Antonyms

weakling

Offensive

25 4.4

A person who has little body strength and gets tired easily

How Strong

giant

190 1.0

brawny

6 4.7

strapper

1 9.2

Joe Average

Informal

1 5.2

weakling

Offensive

25 4.4

Surface Forms

strapper singular

strappers plural

Morphology

strapper = strapping (semi-transparent) = strap + er

The noun appears to be formed by reanalysis from the adjective 'strapping' (meaning large and strong); the semantic link is clear but formation is non‑standard rather than regular '-er' agentive derivation from the verb/noun 'strap'.

Etymology

Strapper comes from strap, meaning 'a band' or 'belt', and from the adjective strapping, which came to mean 'big' and 'strong'. So a strapper is a large, strong person.