giant slayer
Defeats the enormous
A giant slayer is someone who defeats a much more powerful opponent.
The term comes from the biblical story of David killing Goliath, and extends to any underdog victory: The startup became a giant slayer when it toppled the industry leader.
In sports and politics, giant slayer describes those who upset heavily favored competitors.
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
- David and GoliathArchetypal unequal contest
- heroOne admired for courage
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- little guyOrdinary person, not powerful
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- monster slayersvampire hunter, werewolf hunter, troll hunter, Van Helsing, Buffy
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- underdogsunderdog, underdogs, Cinderella, sleeper, dark horse
- Germanic epicsBeowulf, Siegfried, Gunther, Sigurd, Grendel