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MUSCLEMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
Synonyms:
bodybuilder; muscle-builder; muscle builder; musclebuilder; muscleman
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("muscleman" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
Example:
the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
Synonyms:
muscle; muscleman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("muscleman" is a kind of...):
bully; hooligan; roughneck; rowdy; ruffian; tough; yob; yobbo; yobo (a cruel and brutal fellow)
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