Associations to the word «Tarzan»

Wiktionary

TARZAN, proper noun. A heroic fictional character, raised in the jungle by apes.
TARZAN, noun. (by extension) A strong man.

Dictionary definition

TARZAN, noun. (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs).
TARZAN, noun. A man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Wise words

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