tarzan
/ˈtɑɹzæn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A strong wild man; any man showing attributes of Tarzan, as muscularity, agility, etc.
verb
To behave in the manner of Tarzan, especially by swinging from ropes, climbing trees, and other feats of athleticism.
Example Sentences
- ""My job is to grab him before he slaughters more." "He sounds a bit of a Tarzan." "A wild man right enough is Toowanor, but from his size you'd never imagine he was a killer.""
- ""[A]s if we all like climbing around in trees, like monkeys or Tarzans.""
- "PAYNE STEWART, beating his heart like a Tarzan, drummed out a message to the rest of the Open Championship field with three days to go before the off. "I'm ready," he said, "definitely ready.""
- "The top price of £4,500 belongs to Michael Heseltine, but there is little glory here. The caption, of a Tarzan cruelly ravaged by time, is 'But even the beautiful can age.'"
- "There was nothing really statuesque about him; this wasn't a kind of Tarzan, with massive shoulders and great muscles and limbs as strong as a beast's, but a tall, lean, handsome man, who moved with superlative ease."
- "Elmo Lincoln, that mighty man of valor who Tarzaned about, has issued a challenge to Jack Dempsey, and we wish him all the luck in the world."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɑɹzæn/