giant
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈdʒaɪənt/
- Everybody agrees that the gentle giant is a very important member of the family.
- an intellectual giant
- shoulders of giants
- giants of the past
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- Our community lost a giant, and I lost a dear friend.
- Would the industry exist without Steve Jobs, without the giants that carry these things forward?
Examples
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one of the giants of 19th-century literature, was born in 1821 in Moscow, Russia.
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I just wanted to thank you for giving me a chance, because it's an honor to work with creative giants such as yourself.
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Kingston walks as a giant among us.
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When he died early this year, he was hailed as a giant of the legal profession.
Academic text (1993) -
Roebling, founder of a dynasty, was a colorful example of the giants of engineering of his era.
Academic text (2012) -
The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, a giant in the industry and possibly the world's best-known actor.
Academic text (2006) -
Here in Denver, we gather today in the shadow of giants: brave pioneers who overcame terrifying obstacles to carve a new nation from a wilderness.
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Working alongside industry giants has inspired me to reach new heights in my career.
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The conference featured many giants in technology, sharing their insights and experiences.
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At the ceremony, she was honored as a giant in the field of environmental science for her groundbreaking research.
Synonyms
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1.0
The most important person or thing in a field
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3.5
A very famous person admired for great achievements
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2.8
A very famous and successful person in entertainment or sports
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2.5
An important person who is well known in a field
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3.5
A famous and important person or group in one area
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3.9
A person who is important and powerful in a job or field
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1.0
A person many people know because of their achievements
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4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
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6.7
A person who is very important and powerful in a group
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6.8
A very important event, thing, or person that matters a lot
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3.8
A person or company that has a lot of power in a field
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5.1
An important person with power in a company or field
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3.6
An important person in a group or organization who has power
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7.8
A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
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3.8
An important person who is treated as successful or powerful
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3.5
A person who has great power or influence in a field
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7.1
A very powerful and important person in a field
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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8.1
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
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4.9
A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
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2.5
A person with great power or status who gets special treatment
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5.3
A person who is very important in a group or company
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7.5
A very large, strong, or important person like a leader
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9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
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7.4
A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily
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5.6
An important person who has a lot of power in a group
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8.6
An important person with power in a group or area
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3.8
A person or thing that is very famous and successful, often in entertainment
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6.5
A very large company, organization, or person that dominates an industry
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
Antonyms
Idioms
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.5
A very large planet like Jupiter or Saturn made mostly of light gases that has no solid surface
- Specialized
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4.9
A very large animal with long arms that lives deep in the sea and reaches 18 meters
- Specialized
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7.2
A very large old star with a cool surface and much larger size than the Sun
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4.9
A very large lizard that lives on some Indonesian islands, for example the Komodo dragon
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5.9
A very large insect like a cockroach that lives in tropical parts of the Americas
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4.2
A very large land turtle from islands like Galapagos and Seychelles that lives over 100 years
- Specialized
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5.3
A very large evergreen tree with a very thick trunk that grows on the Sierra Nevada in California
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5.9
A large strong dog with thick wiry fur and a beard and bushy eyebrows bred to work
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7.6
A very large animal like a big frog that lives in Asian rivers and is sometimes eaten
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7.3
A very large animal with a hard shell from South America that grows about three feet long
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5.3
A very tall grass with jointed stems and feathery white flower clusters near rivers
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3.8
A large mammal from South America with a long tongue and claws that eats ants and termites
- Australian
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8.1
A large seabird like a big seagull that lives near Antarctic seas and eats dead animals, fish, and squid
- US
1
3.5
A very large bamboo plant from Southeast Asia with strong hollow stems like tree trunks
- South African
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8.6
A very large antelope with dark stripes and twisted horns that lives in western and central Africa
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6.5
Large raised red patches on the skin that appear suddenly and usually go away within one day
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8.8
A wildflower of western North America with ragged clusters of bright red flowers
A large wild orchid with greenish-brown and pinkish flowers that grows near streams or ponds
A small evergreen tree from the Pacific Coast with shiny yellow-green leaves and edible nuts
A large shrub with feathery leaves and bright yellow flowers that grows on the coast
- Australian
A large plant with many green leaves that climbs or spreads over walls
A large fish like a perch that lives in the sea, rivers, and bays and is good to eat
- Australian
A large colorful fish that lives near coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef
A vine from Costa Rica with large purple-blue flowers and hook-shaped spines
- Australian
A large tropical plant with very big leaves grown for its edible underground stem
- Specialized
A large salamander that lives in western North American forests
- Specialized
A tall plant with yellow-green flowers that lives for many years
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Etymology
Giant comes from the old Greek word gigas, meaning 'huge', and was used for larger-than-life figures. That's why calling someone a giant in their field means they are very important and influential.