Tarzan
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Tarzan
- /ˈtɑɹzæn/ US
Where it comes from
Coined by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912. A name created by Burroughs for his fiction.
In the fictional ape language of the books, "tarzan" means "white-skin"; possibly echoic in its phonetics of various "exotic" names (see Orientalism).
proper noun Tarzan of the Apes
- A heroic fictional character, raised from a baby to adulthood in the African jungle by apes.
noun Tarzans · Tarzan of the Apes
- A strong wild man; any man showing attributes of Tarzan, as muscularity, agility, etc. "My job is to grab him before he slaughters more." "He sounds a bit of a Tarzan." "A wild man right enough is Toowanor, but from his size you'd never imagine he was a killer."
verb Tarzans · Tarzaning · Tarzaned · Tarzan of the Apes
- To behave in the manner of Tarzan, especially by swinging from ropes, climbing trees, and other feats of athleticism. Elmo Lincoln, that mighty man of valor who Tarzaned about, has issued a challenge to Jack Dempsey, and we wish him all the luck in the world.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: man ape, primate, weregorilla, anthro, akela, simian, anthropomorph, red ape, tribe, gorilla, great ape, astrochimp, chimpanzee, werejaguar, arboreal, chimp
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Talk about this word "Tarzan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tarzan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tarzan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tarzan "Tarzan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tarzan.Cite this
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