tough guy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tough guy
    n 1: someone who bullies weaker people [syn: {tough guy}, {plug-
         ugly}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

77 Moby Thesaurus words for "tough guy":
      Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops,
      Goliath, Hercules, Mafioso, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan,
      Titan, Young Turk, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber,
      brute, bully, bullyboy, colossus, demon, devil, dragon, fiend,
      fire-eater, firebrand, fury, giant, goon, gorilla, gunsel,
      hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, holy terror,
      hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incendiary, killer, mad dog,
      madcap, monster, mugger, muscle man, powerhouse, rapist,
      revolutionary, savage, she-wolf, spitfire, stalwart, strong man,
      strong-arm man, termagant, terror, terrorist, the mighty,
      the strong, tiger, tigress, tough, tower of strength,
      ugly customer, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf