"straw men" in German straw men Strohmänner Detailed translations for "straw men" straw men straw men(also: dummies, men of straw) Strohmänner{masculine plural} He is using straw men to buy icons and donate them to the church in his native village. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Er kaufte Ikonen. Über Strohmänner im Westen. Und schenkte sie der Kirche.