Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GI'ANT, n. [Fr. geant; Sp. gigante; It. id; L. gigas; Gr. γιγας, probably from γη, the earth, and γαω or γινομαι. The word originally signified earth-born, terrigena, The ancients believed the first inhabitants of the earth to be produced from the ground and to be of enormous size.]

1. A man of extraordinary bulk and stature. Giants of mighty bone, and bold emprise. Milton.
2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual. The judge is a giant in his profession.