strapper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
strapper
    n 1: 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" [syn: {bull}, {bruiser}, {strapper}, {Samson}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Strapper \Strap"per\, n.
   1. One who uses strap.
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   2. A person or thing of uncommon size. [Colloq.]
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