giant killer
a person, sports team, etc, that defeats an apparently superior opponent
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How to use giant killer in a sentence
Someone will emerge as the alternative and provide some "giant killer" storyline for awhile.
When the smoke cleared, Cruz stood as a Tea Party–esque giant killer in an otherwise disappointing cycle.
A giant killer in 2010, it never came off the sidelines in the 2012 primaries—and may end up with the nominee it loves least.
Tea Party ‘Is Dead’: How the Movement Fizzled in 2012’s GOP Primaries | Patricia Murphy | February 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf there's a grownup fairy tale formula, Jack the giant killer employs it to its fullest, but not well.
She drew a low chair to the fireside, took Tommy on her lap, and began to tell him the story of Jack the Giant-killer.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould
Now Jack the giant killer being there, and seeing the generosity of the kings son, desired to be his servant.
Folk-lore and legends: English | Charles John TibbitsIt was mighty like John the Giant-killer, only his friends always call that worthy "Jack."
The Grey Woman and other Tales | Mrs. (Elizabeth) GaskellThen, slipping up, like Jack the Giant-killer from the castle of the ogre, he scampered off as fast as his legs could carry him.
The Western World | W.H.G. KingstonWhile he walks, like Jack the giant-killer, in a coat of darkness, he may do much mischief with little strength.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6 | Samuel Johnson
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