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Tarzan

[ tahr-zuhn, -zan ]

noun

  1. the hero of a series of jungle stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
  2. a person of superior or superhuman physical strength, agility, and prowess.


Tarzan

/ ˈtɑːzən /

noun

  1. informal.
    sometimes not capital a man with great physical strength, agility, and virility
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Tarzan

1
  1. A character in popular novels by the twentieth-century American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. ( See under “Mythology and Folklore.” )


Tarzan

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  1. A character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the early twentieth century. Tarzan, born to aristocratic parents but orphaned in Africa , is raised by apes, who teach him to speak their language.
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Notes

By extension, a “Tarzan” is a macho male, figuratively thumping his chest to get attention.
The adventures of Tarzan have been chronicled in countless books, comic strips, animated cartoons, radio and television series, and motion pictures.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tarzan1

C20: after the hero of a series of stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Example Sentences

The late Ellison “Tarzan” Brown inspired the moniker “Heartbreak Hill,” the most difficult part of the course.

Or a modernized Tarzan might lead African miners on strike against unscrupulous multinationals.

He once was a huge star—in the 50 year period from 1918 to 1968, 14 different actors played Tarzan in around 40 films.

I suspect that the new Tarzan will run into the same problems that beset the recent Lone Ranger remake.

I bought Tarzan comic books, and even had a few issues of ERB-dom, a mimeographed fanzine devoted to the works of Burroughs.

I watched Tarzan movies and the short-lived Tarzan TV series.

A half-crazy kid and yours truly trying to outsmart and out-Tarzan these wild men.

At the very furthest stretch of the imagination, a tarzan might sneak into town and try to steal some ammo.

Tells of Tarzan's return to the life of the ape-man in seeking vengeance for the loss of his wife and home.

Records the many wonderful exploits by which Tarzan proves his right to ape kingship.

Further thrilling adventures of Tarzan while seeking his wife in Africa.

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