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man-mountain

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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

In his video, Mr. Johnson is somber, yet as pained and vulnerable as a man-mountain in a muscles-bulging T-shirt can be.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2020

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

Cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner are gone, as is man-mountain nose tackle Vince Wilfork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2015

That the said man-mountain shall, in two moons time, deliver in an exact survey of the circumference of our dominions, by a computation of his own paces round the coast.

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

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