Samson

[ sam-suhn ]

/ ˈsæm sən /

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noun

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

any man of extraordinary physical strength.

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Samson

Sam·so·ni·an

[sam-soh-nee-uhn], /sæmˈsoʊ ni ən/, adjective

Words nearby Samson

Sampo, Sampras, Sampson, samsara, samshu, Samson, samson post, Samsun, Samuel, Samuelson, samurai

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How to use Samson in a sentence

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Samson has been difficult ever since he was a young child, but now his juvenile misbehavior gives way to a startling level of hostility in his teenage years.
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She applied for a dog through three shelters before bringing Samson home.
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Bhavna Mukundan, 29, who lives in the District’s Navy Yard neighborhood, said she adopted Samson, a 13-year-old Chihuahua mix, from the Humane Rescue Alliance in the summer.
So many pets have been adopted during the pandemic that shelters are running out|Dana Hedgpeth|January 6, 2021|Washington Post

Despite Samson’s best efforts, the police refuse to allow Nathalie to take pictures.
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And he rejected the notion that Wolff Samson helped to bring the project to completion.
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This is where having a low-key character like Deborah Samson, rather than, say, George Washington, was really helpful.
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He might also be tempted to use them against Israel in a desperate Samson-like move to destroy his enemies as his regime dies.
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He also might be tempted to use them against Israel in a desperate, Samson-like move to destroy his enemies.
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The blind Samson of labor will seize upon the pillars of society and bring them down in a common destruction.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Richard Joy (the English Samson), died; a man of wonderful strength.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Think of Samson, who slew a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass!
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
This unthinkable giant had an arm about each pillar and strained as Samson had strained at the pillars of the temple.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Lloyd has a gymnastic 446 machine, and practises upon it every morning for an hour: he is beginning to be a kind of young Samson.
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British Dictionary definitions for Samson

Samson

/ (ˈsæmsən) /

noun

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)

any man of outstanding physical strength

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Cultural definitions for Samson

Samson

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.