Samson in WordNet English dictionary

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"
   bull  bruiser  strapper  Samson 
   
2. (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
   Samson