goliath

3 definitions • 2 examples

a very large and powerful person or organization:

the Goliath of The country is being seen as the Goliath (= the most powerful) of the region.

in the Bible, a giant (= extremely tall man) who was killed by the boy David throwing a stone at him

a big powerful organization:

He transformed the firm from a small family-run sports company into an international Goliath.