Samson

American  

[sam-suhn] / ˈsæm sən /

noun

1. a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.

2. any man of extraordinary physical strength.

3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “like the sun.”

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Samson British  

/ ˈsæmsən /

noun

1. a judge of Israel, who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistine oppressors until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah (Judges 13–16)

2. any man of outstanding physical strength

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Samson Cultural  

1. In the Old Testament, an Israelite servant of God who pitted his invincible strength and his wits against the Philistines on many occasions. He was eventually betrayed by his lover, the beautiful Delilah, who tricked Samson into telling her that the secret of his strength lay in his uncut hair. Delilah cut Samson's hair while he slept, and then called for the Philistines, who captured and blinded him. During his captivity, Samson's hair grew back, and he eventually pulled the Philistines' banquet hall down on their heads.

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Other Word Forms

• Samsonian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Samson

In Frankfurt, Samson, a maker of industrial valves, expects around 450 of its approximately 2,000 German employees to retire within the next seven to eight years.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

But the response was led by Moondra, who made his debut on Friday but has become the new hero of Irish cricket, as he pinned Sanju Samson lbw with the first ball of the innings.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Musk, speaking virtually at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv, was asked to describe an exciting breakthrough technology that he’s working on and that people “aren’t talking about enough.”

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

Meketa’s Samson cautioned that currently late-stage funds tend to have a lot of overlap in their portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

His friends the priest, the barber, and Samson came to see him many times daily.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios