strongman

[strawng-man, strong-]

strong·man

[strawng-man, strong-]
noun, plural strong·men.
1.
a person who performs remarkable feats of strength, as in a circus.
2.
a political leader who controls by force; dictator.
3.
the most powerful or influential person in an organization or business, by reason of skill in the formulation and execution of plans, work, etc.
Also, strong man.


Origin:
1855–60; strong + man1
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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strongman (ˈstrɒŋˌmæn)
 
n , pl -men
1.  a performer, esp one in a circus, who performs feats of strength
2.  any person regarded as a source of power, capability, initiative, etc

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