9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
noun a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus
noun a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence
originEtymology tree English strong Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English strongman From strong + -man.
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