cigar-chomping
Boss with stogie
Cigar-chomping describes someone holding or chewing on a cigar in an aggressive, ostentatious manner, typically without actually smoking it.
The term evokes a stereotype of brash, powerful men—executives, generals, mob bosses, or old-school Hollywood moguls—who use the cigar as a prop to project authority and toughness.
The cigar-chomping studio head rejected every script that crossed his desk.
It often carries connotations of crudeness, machismo, or cartoonish villainy.
Short and solidly built
- jowlyHaving drooping cheeks
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
- pinstripeThin parallel lines on fabric
- bulldogSquat, wrinkle-faced canine
gruff · unlit · stub · clenched · jutting · gesticulating · fedora · newsroom
Workplace superior
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- producerOne who makes things
Hollywood · agent · impresario · wheeler-dealer · power-broker · fat-cat · kingpin · big-shot
Offensively self-assertive
- loudHigh in volume
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- blusteringSpeaking with noisy aggression
bombastic · swaggering · intimidating · overbearing · pushy · cocky · self-important · bullying
stocky
Short and solidly built
- jowlyHaving drooping cheeks
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
- pinstripeThin parallel lines on fabric
bulldog · gruff · unlit · stub · clenched · jutting · gesticulating · fedora · newsroom · backroom
boss
Workplace superior
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- executiveSenior organizational leader
producer · Hollywood · agent · impresario · wheeler-dealer · power-broker · fat-cat · kingpin · big-shot · dealmaker
brash
Offensively self-assertive
- loudHigh in volume
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
blustering · bombastic · swaggering · intimidating · overbearing · pushy · cocky · self-important · bullying · unapologetic
general
Widespread, not specialized
veteran · war-room · tough-guy · brass · hardnosed · no-nonsense · battle-hardened · officer · colonel · bulldoggish
cigar-chompingmild-mannered
Gentle and unassertive
soft-spoken · meek · gentle · unassuming · refined
cigar-chompingaristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
genteel · elegant · sophisticated · cultured · patrician
cigar-chompingclean-living
Morally sound lifestyle
health-conscious · abstemious · teetotaling · wholesome · non-smoking
cigar, cigars, cigarillo, cigarillos, chomp, chomps, chomped, chomping, chomper