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SAMSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large and strong and heavyset man
Example:
a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
Synonyms:
bruiser; bull; Samson; strapper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Samson" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
judge; jurist; justice (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
