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muscleman

[ muhs-uh l-man ]
/ ˈmʌs əlˌmæn /

noun, plural mus·cle·men.

Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
Slang. a bodyguard, especially one hired to intimidate others, often by strong-arm methods.

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Nearby words

  1. muscle spindle,
  2. muscle-bound,
  3. muscle-man,
  4. musclebound,
  5. muscled,
  6. muscles of auditory ossicles,
  7. muscles of eyeball,
  8. muscles of head,
  9. muscles of mastication,
  10. muscone

Origin of muscleman

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; muscle + man1
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British Dictionary definitions for muscle man

muscleman

/ (ˈmʌsəlˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a man with highly developed muscles
a henchman employed by a gangster to intimidate or use violence upon victims
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