muscleman vs muscle

muscleman and muscle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muscleman	Yes	No	No	No
muscle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, muscleman and muscle are synonyms defined as:

muscleman (noun)	muscle (noun)
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard	possessing muscular strength
someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature	authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
	one of the contractile organs of the body
	animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
	a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard

muscleman (verb)	muscle (verb)
	make one's way by force