Heavyweight - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhevɪweɪt|  American pronunciation of the word heavyweight
Brit.  |ˈhevɪweɪt|  British pronunciation of the word heavyweight

noun

- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
- a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
- a very large person; impressive in size or qualities (syn: giant, hulk, whale)
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation (syn: behemoth, colossus, giant, titan)

Extra examples

Their company is one of the industry's heavyweights.

...a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations...

...a heavyweight champion who was famous for his entertaining grandiloquence prior to every match...

The heavyweight clash goes ahead in Las Vegas on 8 May.

Ali fought Foreman for the heavyweight title.

Word forms

noun
singular: heavyweight
plural: heavyweights
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