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MUSCLEMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does muscleman mean?
• MUSCLEMAN (noun)
The noun MUSCLEMAN has 2 senses:
1. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
2. someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
Familiarity information: MUSCLEMAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
muscle; muscleman
Context example:
the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
Hypernyms ("muscleman" is a kind of...):
bully; hooligan; roughneck; rowdy; ruffian; tough; yob; yobbo; yobo (a cruel and brutal fellow)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bodybuilder; muscle-builder; muscle builder; musclebuilder; muscleman
Hypernyms ("muscleman" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
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