david

Noun

• (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)

• French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)

• patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  David , Jacques Louis David , Saint David , St. David