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Goliath [guh-lahy-uh th] Examples noun
- the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- (usually lowercase) a giant.
- (usually lowercase) a very large, powerful, or influential person or thing: a neighborhood grocery competing against the supermarket goliaths.
Related Words for goliath mountain, whopper, titan, monster, behemoth, colossus, hulk, bulk, mammoth, elephant, whale, ogre, leviathan, Hercules, cyclops, jumbo Examples from the Web for goliath Contemporary Examples of goliath
This is what the Magic and the NBA are counting on—a Goliath everyone can love.
Charles P. Pierce
May 24, 2014
Wilt Chamberlain once pointed out that “nobody loves Goliath,” as an excuse for his enduring unpopularity.
Charles P. Pierce
May 24, 2014
On one side of this version of the classic David versus Goliath battle, we have “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense.”
The NRA’s Worst Nightmare Is America’s Moms
Dean Obeidallah
April 24, 2014
Even if you believe in giants, the story of Goliath was probably too good to be true.
Joel Baden
October 27, 2013
How do the underdogs of the world like David beat a giant like Goliath?
Malcolm Gladwell In Five Minutes: What to Know to Pretend You’ve Read the New Book
Thomas Flynn
October 5, 2013
Historical Examples of goliath
A Goliath o’ Gath, wha hath a stroke like untae a weaver’s beam.
Arthur Conan Doyle
He has the smooth cheeks o’ a wench, an’ limbs like Goliath o’ Gath.
Arthur Conan Doyle
In the meantime the tiny David had put the great Goliath to flight.
T. S. Stribling
He took part in the execution of Goliath Steinberg, the German spy.
J. G. Patterson
In this dialogue, the first speech of Goliath is simple vaunt.
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British Dictionary definitions for goliath Goliath noun
- Old Testament a Philistine giant from Gath who terrorized the Hebrews until he was killed by David with a stone from his sling (I Samuel 17)
Word Origin and History for goliath Goliath
Late Latin Goliath, from Hebrew Golyath, name of the Philistine giant slain by David [I Sam. xvii].