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strongman Definition

strong·man (-man′)

noun pl. -·men-men′

  1. one who performs feats of strength, as in a circus
  2. one who rules a country with absolute power; dictator

strongman Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • Iraqi: The first is that getting rid of the Iraqi strongman is necessary to take the war against terrorism to its next phase.
  • military: Like Decius, Diocletian was a military strongman, a religious conservative who wished to use religion to unite the empire.
  • local: Henry Hall the Blacksmith The local strongman played his part with a bill covering his work from late July to early August 1838.
  • former: One of Jet Li's biggest opponents in Fearless is a character called Hercules O'Brien, played by former world strongman Nathan Jones.
  • new: The new strongman retains another unlikely option: to lead the party that he overthrew!

Noun used with modifier

  • circus: Ibrahim worked as a porter, singer, drummer, circus strongman and shoe shine.