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muscleman
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mus·cle·man also muscle man  (msl-mn)
n. Informal
1. A man who is physically powerful, especially one with well-developed muscles.
2. A strong man hired as a bodyguard or thug.

muscleman [ˈmʌsəlˌmæn]
n pl -men
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a man with highly developed muscles
2. a henchman employed by a gangster to intimidate or use violence upon victims
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.muscleman - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguardmuscleman - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough - a cruel and brutal fellow
2.muscleman - someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculaturemuscleman - someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Translations
muscleman [ˈmʌslmæn] N (musclemen (pl)) → forzudo m
muscleman [ˈmʌslˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) → mister muscolo m inv


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The reputation of musclemen goes beyond physicality.
But when the musclemen firmly told John that the Reverend had no time to speak to him, the Yardley MP reverted to childish tactics.
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