1. (

• 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 ;

2. (

• bull ,
• bruiser ,
• strapper ,
• Samson ,

) a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" ;