Noun has 3 senses

• david(n = noun.person) saint david, st. david - patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600);


• david(n = noun.person) jacques louis david - French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825);


• david(n = noun.person) - (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);