strongers
Strongers is a term used in various contexts to refer to individuals who possess greater physical strength than a chosen baseline. The concept is often encountered in speculative fiction, discussions of human enhancement, and sociocultural analysis as a shorthand for people whose strength results from biology, training, technology, or a combination thereof. Because there is no universal definition, the exact scope of who counts as a stronger varies by setting and author.
The word combines the adjective strong with the agentive suffix -ers, yielding a plural noun that can
In different contexts, strongers may display enhanced muscular power, endurance, resilience, or motor coordination. The underlying
Ethical concerns include fairness in sport and occupation, informed consent, long-term health effects, and the societal
See also: enhanced humans, augmented humans, human enhancement, superhuman.