SAMSON as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a large and strong and heavyset man
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he was a bull of a man
    • a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
    Hypernyms(s) Samson is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  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
    Hypernyms(s) Samson is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower