Heavyweight - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhevɪweɪt|
Brit.
|ˈhevɪweɪt|
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)
- 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
singular: heavyweight
plural: heavyweights
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