Meaning of LIGHTWEIGHT
| Pronunciation: | | 'lIt`weyt
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- [n] a boxer who weighs no more than 135 pounds
- [n] a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- [n] someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
- [adj] having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics"
- [adj] of a weight class of 126-135 lbs for boxers; "the lightweight title"
- [adj] having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"
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| | Synonyms: | | jackanapes, light, unimportant, whippersnapper |
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| | See Also: | | boxer, cipher, cypher, grappler, matman, nobody, nonentity, pugilist, wrestler | |
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\Light"weight`\, n.
One of less than average weight; specif.:
(a) In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighingnot more than 133
pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds).
(b) A person of small impotance or mental ability. [Colloq.,
Chiefly U. S.]
\Light"weight`\, a.
Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or
animal who is a lightweight.
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