muscleman

muscleman

1. A strong man with large, well-defined muscles, especially as a result of training with weights at a gym. We need a muscleman like you to help us move this furniture out of the house next weekend! There are always these musclemen who strut around the board walk with their shirts off, like they're going to impress someone or something.
2. A large, strong man hired for his strength to act as a bodyguard or to threaten or attack others with physical violence; a goon. The boss sent a couple of musclemen around to force Constantine to sign the contract. You'll have to fight your way through those musclemen if you want to talk to the guy who runs this place.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

muscleman

1. n. a strong bully; a goon. (Underworld.) Mooshoo is a muscleman for the kingpin of a local drug ring.
2. n. a man who builds muscles through bodybuilding exercises. That muscleman doesn’t have a single ounce of fat on him.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • yoked
  • jacked out
  • yoked up
  • washboard abs
  • be (as) strong as an ox
  • caveman
  • (as) strong as an ox
  • ox
  • strong as an ox
  • (as) strong as a bull
References in periodicals archive
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Musclemen arrive for World's Strongest Man tilt
But Scotland muscleman Nel believes there is no need for a revamp.
Nel: Ulster loss won't cause boys to pack it in
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Micky Yule vowed to make the Rio Paralympics after the Musselburgh muscleman was knocked into fourth in the Commonwealth's powerlifting heavyweight clash.
Yule see best of me in Brazil
Singh is a known muscleman of the Harraiya constituency in Basti district from where he is a third- time MLA.
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While the new material was generously received, it was the old standards that really kicked the pit into action - especially as muscleman actor Dolph Lundgren ''spoke'' through the PA to signal the onslaught of Punishment.
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The 'Pianist' star, who plays buff Royce in the film, told ShortList magazine that he owes his transformation into a muscleman to practicing abstinence for 'Predators' role.
Adrien Brody gave up sex for 'Predators' role
Continuing the comedy carnage, muscleman Tom announces it's "too boring" and joins the exodus.
BB viewing shame ....
Muscleman Mr T (Lawrence Tero), who starred in the original, could be bought back for the new film, although not as BA - whose initials stood for Bad Attitude.
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The on-off tryst between South African beauty Vanessa and Scots muscleman Jason seems to be over as the blondes quarrelled about their 'relationship'.
Tougher time for BB lovers
With student Stuart still blushing over housemate Michelle Bass, of Dinnington in the West End of Newcastle, a cosy late-night chat left tongues wagging over whether former South African archery champion Vanessa had shot her arrow at muscleman Jason.
It's a hot house of lurve in there
The Leicester muscleman wowed rowdy women in his debut with The Dreamboys at a ladies night in Bedford.
DREAMBOY LEE STRIPS
I might not be a muscleman anymore, but I will never forget the way bodybuilding helped me to become the man I am today.
Bob Paris