GIANT-KILLER

Meaning of GIANT-KILLER in English

■ noun a person or team that defeats a seemingly much more powerful opponent.

Derivatives

giant-killing noun

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GIANT KILLER — n. person or team that that defeats a stronger opponent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GIANT-KILLER — noun ( BrE ) ( especially in sports ) a person or team that defeats another much stronger opponent
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT KILLER — ˈgiant ˌkiller BrE AmE noun [countable] British English a person, sports team etc that defeats a much stronger opponent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIANT KILLER — see giant-killer
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT-KILLER — also giant killer ( giant-killers) A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT KILLER — see giant-killer
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GIANT-KILLER — also giant killer (~s) A ~ is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent. (mainly …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GIANT-KILLER — сущ. команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT-KILLER — _n. команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT-KILLER — сущ.команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GIANT KILLER — n. победитель великанов
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GIANT KILLER — n. победитель великанов
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GIANT-KILLER — сущ. команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GIANT-KILLER — сущ. команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GIANT-KILLER — _n. команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GIANT-KILLER — n. команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GIANT-KILLER — сущ. команда или спортсмен, неожиданно разгромившие более сильного соперника
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) giant sequoia giant order giant star {{link=giant silkworm moth">giant silkworm moth
Английский словарь Британика
KILLER — I. ˈkilə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: kill (I) + -er 1. : one that kills: a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIANT — I. ˈjīənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English geaunt, giaunt, from Middle French geant, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin gagant-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIANT — (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Английский словарь Webster
GIANT — ( a. ) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLER — /kil"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that kills. 2. See killer whale . 3. a device used by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — — giantlike , adj. /juy"euhnt/ , n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILLER — I. ˈki-lər noun Date: 15th century 1. : one that kills 2. : killer whale 3. a. : one that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIANT — noun a man of extraordinari bulk and stature. 2. giant ·noun any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or …
Webster English vocab
KILLER — [kill.er] n (15c) 1: one that kills 2: killer whale 3 a: one that has a forceful, violent, or striking …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT — [gi.ant] n [ME giaunt, fr. OF geant, fr. L gigant-, gigas, fr. Gk] (14c) 1: a legendary humanlike being of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT — in folklore, huge mythical being, usually humanlike in form. The term derives (through Latin) from the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
KILLER — killer BrE AmE ˈkɪl ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ killer|s z ▶ ˌ killer ˈ whale, ˈ•• • …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIANT — giant BrE AmE ˈdʒa ɪ ‿ənt ▷ giant|s, \~'s s ▶ ˌ Giant's ˈ Causeway BrE AmE ▶ ˈ giant …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KILLER — / ˈkɪlə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person, an animal or a thing that kills : Police are hunting his …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — / ˈdʒaɪənt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILLER — I. kill ‧ er 1 /ˈkɪlə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIANT — I. gi ‧ ant 1 W3 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILLER — n. 1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a murderer. 2 colloq. a an impressive, formidable, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILLER — n. 1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a murderer. 2 colloq. a an impressive, formidable, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIANT — n. & adj. n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILLER — n.1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a murderer. 2 colloq. a an impressive, formidable, or excellent …
Oxford English vocab
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Oxford English vocab
KILLER — ( killers) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A killer is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — ( giants) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KILLER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deadly/killer virus ▪ a killer virus which has already been responsible for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES giant killer giant panda make great/major/giant etc strides ▪ The government has made great …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILLER — [noun] [C]Police are still hoping to find the dead woman's killer (= person who killed her).Heart disease is the number-one …
Cambridge English vocab
GIANT — [noun] [C] - an imaginary creature, appearing esp. in children's stories, like a man but extremely tall and powerful and …
Cambridge English vocab
GIANT — n. giant panda giant sequoia giant order giant star giant silkworm moth
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIANT — n. Function: noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power FF1C; a giant of a tractor FF1E; Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — I. noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power a giant of a tractor Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster, whale …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILLER — noun 1 a person that kills ADJECTIVE ▪ real ▪ I don't care what they ask me if it helps …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT — See ↑ BIG 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a giant
Longman Activator English vocab
KILLER — n. 25B6; noun police are searching for the killer : MURDERER, assassin, slaughterer, butcher, serial killer, gunman; exterminator, terminator, executioner; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT — n. 25B6; noun the forest giant had died : COLOSSUS, man mountain, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster; informal jumbo. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT — n. 1 superhuman, titan, colossus, Goliath; giantess, Amazon, ogre; behemoth, monster, leviathan, mammoth Blocking the road in front of Jack …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — [Folklore] The giants in mythology are primordial creatures of enormous size, the personifications of the forces of nature. They usually …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
KILLER — сущ. 1) киллер, убийца a multiple, psychopatic, serial killer ≈ убийца-маньяк a killer strikes ≈ убийца нападает Syn : assassin, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — 1. сущ. 1) великан, гигант; титан 2) тех. гидромонитор 2. прил. гигантский, огромный, громадный Syn : large великан, гигант исполин, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILLER — n 1. см. kill1 II + -er 2. 1> убийца 2> амер. наёмный убийца 3. = killer whale 4. хорошая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — giant.ogg 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KILLER — 1) подавитель 2) отравляющая примесь 3) эл. ограничитель 4) выключатель 5) забойщик ( скота, птицы ) • - brush killer …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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