Noun: colossus (colossi,colossuses) ku'ló-sus
- Someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
"The tech company had become a colossus in the industry";
- giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, Goliath
- 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