he-man

[ hee-man ]

/ ˈhiˌmæn /

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noun, plural he-men.Informal.

a strong, tough, virile man.

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Origin of he-man

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby he-man

hema-, hemacytometer, hemagglutinate, hemagglutination, hemal, he-man, hemanalysis, hem and haw, hemangioma, Hemans, hemapheresis

How to use he-man in a sentence

He-Man has the power of Grayskull, and Lion-O has the Sword of Thundera, and there's something to be said for both sides.
Just How Wise is the Sage of Omaha?|Megan McArdle|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He taught himself to write by serving as phantom stenographer to the literary he-man.
Inside 'The Rum Diary'|William McKeen|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A real, honest-to-goodness, glorious he-man action magazine of Science Fiction!
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
That Squint man aint no lady-killer, honey, but hes shuah a he-man from the groun up!
The Ranchman|Charles Alden Seltzer

Ni-me-to sai-ne-ni-wen, ne-ta-to-ta ken ai mo-he-man ta-ta-que, ne-me-to-sai-ne-ne-wen.
Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk|Black Hawk
Hence the man who breathes deeply by habit indicates a great deal of vitality and has marked "he-man" traits.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins
Sniping was the job for a he-man, if one had to be away from home at all.
Short Stories of the New America|Various

British Dictionary definitions for he-man

he-man

noun plural -men

informal a strongly built muscular man

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