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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

Keeping Bravo airborne with one hand, the man-mountain yanked his belt off with the other.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2015

But strange as were all these things, her eyes kept coming back, as if fascinated, to the man-mountain in the silky white robe.

From Jewel Weed by Fisher, Harrison

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