strongman

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus
noun a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence

From strong + -man.

"Leonardo, the strongman, who gave evidence?" — The case-book of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
It is the location of the one-time warrior castle- fortress of Sasayama, once a regional command post of the Tokugawa strongmen in Tokyo. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover

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