colossus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
    giant; monster; behemoth; goliath.
  2. noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation
    giant; titan; heavyweight; behemoth.

WordNet

Co*los"sus noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. .
Wordforms
plural L Colossi E Colossuses
Definitions
  1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes.
    He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. Shak.
    ✍ There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor. Dr. Wm. Smith.
  2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.

Webster 1913