Tarzan

noun

Tar·​zan

ˈtärzᵊn,

ˈtȧz- also -ˌzan or -ˌzaan(ə)n

plural -s

: a strong agile person of heroic proportions and bearing

a chimpanzee can easily run away … and once in the trees, no human Tarzan is half a match for it

—Weston La Barre

Word History

Etymology

from Tarzan, hero of the adventure stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs †1950 American writer

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