Associations to the word «Strongman»

Wiktionary

STRONGMAN, noun. A performer who demonstrates feats of strength.
STRONGMAN, noun. A man who competes in contests of physical strength.
STRONGMAN, noun. A forceful or brutal person, usually applied to a ruler or tyrant.
STRONGMAN GAME, noun. A high striker.
STRONGMAN GAMES, noun. Plural of strongman game

Dictionary definition

STRONGMAN, noun. A man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus.
STRONGMAN, noun. A powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence; "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats