"strongman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: strongmen [plural]
Etymology: From strong + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strong|man}} strong + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|strongmen}} strongman (plural strongmen)
  1. Someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions or in a circus. Categories (topical): Circus, People Translations (one who performs feats of strength): 大力士 (dàlìshì) (Chinese Mandarin), kraftkarl [common-gender] (Danish), voimamies (Finnish), Muskelmann [masculine] (German), Kraftmensch [masculine] (German), μασίστας (masístas) [masculine] (Greek), erőművész (Hungarian), siłacz [masculine] (Polish), siłaczka [feminine] (Polish), сила́ч (siláč) [masculine] (Russian), jakota [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), starke mannen [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-strongman-en-noun-hGi9eXzL Disambiguation of Circus: 91 9 Disambiguation of People: 98 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'one who performs feats of strength': 92 8
  2. A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant. Translations (forceful or brutal person): 強人 (Chinese Mandarin), 强人 (qiángrén) (Chinese Mandarin), vahva mies (Finnish), Gewaltherrscher [masculine] (German), Tyrann [masculine] (German), Despot [masculine] (German), Diktator [masculine] (German), erőskezű vezető (Hungarian), hatalmával visszaélő vezető (Hungarian), diktátor (Hungarian), mocarz [masculine] (Polish), hombre fuerte [masculine] (Spanish), starke man [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-strongman-en-noun--64dFlJy Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'forceful or brutal person': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: strongman game Related terms: strongwoman

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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