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Schwarzenegger

//ˈʃwɔːɹtsəˌnɛɡə(ɹ)// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German; used specifically of Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), an Austrian-American businessman and governor of California, known especially for his success as a professional bodybuilder and action film actor.

    "The Twilight of the Action-Movie Gods has been a long time coming. The great action-hero triumvirate of the Reagan-Bush years—Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis—seem collectively to have realised that the shadows are lengthening at the end of their day in the sun."

Noun
  1. 1
    An exceptionally muscular bodybuilder.

    "He rubbed his hands together. "Believe it or not, there was a time when I considered giving acting a go. What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps. "Would I have had a chance against the Schwarzeneggers and the Chuck Norris types?""

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Schwarzenegger.

Etymology 2

After Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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