From en.wiktionary.org:
[knuckledragger]
** English
*** Etymology
An allusion to the practice of some large primates of walking on all fours
with their knuckles close to the ground.
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A large , strong , and rather dimwitted person.
2. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=21 Dec 2008 | author=Pat Hickey | title=Prepare the Pulitzer | titleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905155739/http://www.cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/prepare-the-pulitzer-tribune-finds-cookies-contain-eggs-and-milk%2C2236 | journal=Chicago Daily Observer | accessdate=5 Jan. 2009
|passage=Mickey was wide receiver on the St. Rita Football Team in 2007—a big
strapping, robust south side KNUCKLE DRAGGER and chick magnet.}}
1. * [1=en]
**** Synonyms
- [en]
*** Further reading
- [R:OneLook]
- [knuckle dragger, knuckle-dragger, knuckledragger]
[en]