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MUSCLEMAN

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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