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man-mountain

British  

noun

  1. informal a man who is very tall and heavily built

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Paris, the 6ft 6in, 18st 8lb man-mountain defied physics to execute the perfect low tackle on Springbok Franco Mostert.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

And never mind the man-mountain character named Gunni, pronounced “Goonie.”

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2021

The sequel pits Creed against man-mountain Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago, who killed Adonis Creed’s father, Apollo Creed, in the ring in “Rocky IV.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2018

Fabinho, a man-mountain alongside Tiemoué Bakayoko in the middle, opened up his body to connect sweetly with a side-foot and the momentum had switched.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2017

The man-mountain shall not depart from our dominions without our license under our great seal.

From Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World by Balliet, Thomas M.

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