Main entry: bruiser, bull, Samson, strapper
Definition: a large and strong and heavyset man
Usage: he was a bull of a man; a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
Main entry: Samson
Definition: (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