STRAW MAN


Meaning of STRAW MAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1886

1. : a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted

2. : a person set up to serve as a cover for a usually questionable transaction

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.