giant

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Extremely large.

   They ordered a giant pizza to share among ten people.

2. 2
   noun

   An imaginary or very large and tall person.

   In the fairy tale, a giant lived at the top of the beanstalk.

3. 3
   noun

   A very large and powerful company or organization.

   The tech giant announced thousands of new jobs.

Common collocations

• gas giant Noun + noun
• giant bamboo Adjective + noun
• giant clam Adjective + noun
• giant petrel Adjective + noun
• giant reed Adjective + noun
• giant salamander Adjective + noun
• giant silkworm Adjective + noun
• giant squid Adjective + noun
• giant star Adjective + noun
• giant tortoise Adjective + noun
• red giant Adjective + noun

From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”) Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Displaced native Old English ent, eoten, and þyrs. Compare Modern English ent (“giant tree-man”), ettin ("a giant"), and thurse ("a giant").

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