Noun: Samson
- (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
- A large and strong and heavyset man
"he was a Samson of a man";
- bull, bruiser [informal], strapper, heavy [informal]
Derived forms: Samsons
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], judge, jurist, justice, man, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Samson, Joseph