English Dictionary

strongman

名詞

Someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions or in a circus. / A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.

日本語の意味

（競技やサーカスなどで見られる）力自慢の人物、力持ち / 専制的で強権的な支配者、暴力的な権力者

The strongman lifted an antique cannon overhead, earning thunderous applause from the crowd.

怪力を見せる出演者は古い大砲を頭上に持ち上げ、観客から大きな拍手を受けた。

意味（1）

Someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions or in a circus.

Giovanni Battista Belzoni, the famous Egyptian archeologist, who was a man of gigantic stature, began his public career as a strongman at the Bartholomew Fair, under the management of Gyngell, the conjuror, who dubbed him The Young Hercules.

意味（2）

A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.

Since the Cold War’s end, a staggering 70 percent of governments headed by strongmen collapsed after the ruler departed, according to one data set.

strongmen （ plural ）