strong silent type

noun

A physically strong man of action who is quiet and emotionally reserved.

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nounstrong silent type (plural strong silent types)

plural strong silent types

  1. A physically strong man of action who is quiet and emotionally reserved.

    “What was he like, realy?” “Oh...the strong silent type, I suppose.”

    1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 339
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