- he-man
- nouna man who is virile and sexually active• Hypernyms: ↑man, ↑adult male
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural he-men): an obviously strong virile manthe great open spaces, where red-blooded he-men still roam — H.L.Mencken
peppy, poker-playing, sales-hustling he-men who are our most characteristic Americans — Sinclair Lewis
the tough, assured, half-humorous he-man who can take his women or leave them alone — Arthur Knight
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/hee"man'/, n., pl. he-men. Informal.a strong, tough, virile man.[1825-35, Amer.]* * *
heˈ-man nounA man of exaggerated or extreme virility, or what some women consider to be virility• • •Main Entry: ↑he* * *
a strong man with big muscles, especially a man who likes to show that he is big and strongThesaurus: words for people according to general shapehyponym* * *
he-man «HEE MAN», noun, plural -men, adjective. Informal.–n.a virile, rugged man: »The Maya field, to his mind, was an exclusive, he-men's club for a select group who could fight their way through tangled forests and bottomless mud (New Yorker).
–adj.rugged; tough; masculine: »written in the hard-hitting, he-man manner you'd expect from this ex-Marine and ex-pro footballer (New Yorker).
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n. informal a well-built, muscular man, esp. one who is ostentatiously so* * *
informal : a man who is very strong and masculineHe plays another he-man in his latest action movie.
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a strong man with big muscles, especially one who likes to show other people how strong he is* * *
he-mansee he pers. pron. 8 d.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
