muscleman

[ muhs-uh l-man ]
/ ˈmʌs əlˌmæn /

noun, plural mus·cle·men.

Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
Slang. a bodyguard, especially one hired to intimidate others, often by strong-arm methods.

Origin of muscleman

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; muscle + man1

Words nearby muscleman

muscle shoals, muscle spasm, muscle spindle, muscle-bound, musclebound, muscleman, muscles of auditory ossicles, muscles of eyeball, muscles of head, muscles of mastication, muscone

British Dictionary definitions for muscle man

muscleman
/ (ˈmʌsəlˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a man with highly developed muscles
a henchman employed by a gangster to intimidate or use violence upon victims