Definition of Tarzan

1. Noun. (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs).

Generic synonyms: Adult Male, Man

2. Noun. A man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Definition of Tarzan

1. Proper noun. A heroic fictional character, raised in the jungle by apes. ¹

2. Noun. (by extension) A strong man. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tarzan

1. a person of superior strength and agility [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarzan

Tartan
Tartar
Tartarean
Tartarian
Tartarian honeysuckle
Tartarians
Tartars
Tartarus
Tartary
Tartessian
Tartinian
Tartu
Tartufe
Tartuffe
Taryn
Tarzan
Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzanesque
Tarzans
Tas.
Tasbeha
Tasbehas
Taser
Tasered
Tasering
Tasers
Tash
Tasha
Tashkent
Tashmit

Literary usage of Tarzan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and what Came of it by James John Davis (1922)
"tarzan AND THE GOLDEN LION A tale of the African wilderness which appeals to all readers of fiction. tarzan THE TERRIBLE Further thrilling ..."

2. The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and what Came of it by James John Davis (1922)
"tarzan AND THE GOLDEN LION A tale of the African wilderness which appeals to all readers of fiction. tarzan THE TERRIBLE Further thrilling ..."

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