Goliath

n.
A person or thing of colossal power or achievement.

[After GOLIATH¹.]

(guh-LIE-eth)

noun
A giant; a person or organization of enormous size or power.

Etymology
After Goliath, a giant Philistine warrior, who was slain by David using a sling and a stone.

Usage
"You may smile at the Goliath-sized ambition of this idea." — Mort v. Goliath, The Economist (London), Jul 25, 1998.

"The perception of the battle as pitting Goliath against pitiable Davids helps explain why independents are faring so well. For one thing, sheer terror goads many independent owners to improve their shops when Starbucks enters the neighborhood. Kansas City's Broadway Cafe banned smoking and began roasting its own beans when Starbucks opened next door." — Kevin Helliker and Shirley Leung, Counting Beans, The Wall Street Journal (New York), Sep 24, 2002.

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noun

One that is extraordinarily large and powerful: behemoth, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan. Slang whopper. See beings, big/small/amount.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  Synonyms: giant, behemoth, monster, colossus

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Goliat

idioms:

• goliath beetle    goliatbille
• goliath frog    kæmpefrø

Nederlands (Dutch)
Goliath, reus

Français (French)
n. - Goliath (Bible), (fig) colosse

idioms:

• goliath beetle    énorme cafard
• goliath frog    énorme grenouille

Deutsch (German)
n. - Goliath, Riese

idioms:

• goliath beetle    (zo.) Goliathkäfer
• goliath frog    (zo.) Goliathfrosch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Γολιάθ

idioms:

• goliath beetle    γιγάντιο σκαθάρι
• goliath frog    γιγάντιος βάτραχος

Italiano (Italian)
Golia

idioms:

• goliath beetle    coleottero gigante
• goliath frog    rospo gigante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Golias (m) (Mitol.), gigante (m) (fig.)

idioms:

• goliath beetle    grande besouro (m) tropical do gênero Goliathus (Entom.) (Zool.)
• goliath frog    o maior sapo (m) existente (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
Голиаф, великан

idioms:

• goliath beetle    жук-голиаф
• goliath frog    лягушка-голиаф

Español (Spanish)
n. - Goliat, gigante, persona de gran influencia o poder

idioms:

• goliath beetle    escarabajo de gran tamaño
• goliath frog    rana gigantesca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Goliat (bibl.), jätte

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
歌利亚

idioms:

• goliath beetle    花金龟科大甲虫
• goliath frog    巨蛙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 歌利亞

idioms:

• goliath beetle    花金龜科大甲蟲
• goliath frog    巨蛙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (성서) 골리앗

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゴリアテ, 巨人

idioms:

• goliath beetle    ゴライアスオオツノコガネ
• goliath frog    ゴリアスガエル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص عملاق او ضخم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גוליית, ענק, אדם רב-השפעה, אדם גדול או רב-עוצמה‬

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