GOLIATH


Meaning of GOLIATH in English

/ gəˈlaɪəθ; NAmE / noun

a person or thing that is very large or powerful :

a Goliath of a man

a Goliath of the computer industry

ORIGIN: From Goliath , a giant in the Bible who is killed by the boy David with a stone.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.