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Noun: colossus (colossi,colossuses)  ku'ló-sus
  1. Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
    "The tech company had become a colossus in the industry";
    - giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, Goliath
     
  2. A person of exceptional importance and reputation
    "He was a colossus of the tech industry";
    - behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan

Derived forms: colossi, colossuses

Type of: anomaly, important person, influential person, personage, unusual person

Encyclopedia: Colossus