Big ___ (nickname of baseball’s David Ortiz) Crossword Clue

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DAVID (noun)
1. French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
2. patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
NICKNAME (noun)
1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person’s given name)
2. a descriptive name for a place or thing
NICKNAME (verb)
1. give a nickname to

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