light-heavyweightn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtˈhɛvɪweɪt/, U.S.

/ˌlaɪtˈhɛviˌweɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, heavyweight n.

Etymology: < light adj.¹ + heavyweight n. Compare earlier light middleweight n.

Originally and chiefly Boxing.

A. n.

1. A boxer who competes in a weight class traditionally falling between middleweight and heavyweight (although see note). Also: a competitor in a similar weight class in other combat sports. Cf. light-heavy n. 1, heavyweight n. a.The exact weight categories and weight limits vary in different sports and have changed over time; they also vary according to other factors such as the professional status and gender of competitors.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer > of specific weight

welter1804

lightweight1817

middleweight1847

heavyweight1857

light middleweight1885

light-heavyweight1887

featherweight1889

light-heavy1892

light welterweight1892

welter weight1896

light welter1904

super heavyweight1907

middle1908

fly-weight1911

heavy1913

superheavy1917

cruiser-weight1920

light flyweight1922

cruiser1928

mini-flyweight1971

1887 Leadville (Colorado) Evening Chron. 12 Oct. (Third ed.) Billy Morris..is on his way to the mountains, and will give the amateurs a show. He is a light heavyweight and depends mostly on his science.

1921 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 7 May 7/3 Bim was a light heavyweight, a rusher, a foul fighter, with little science, great strength and a brutish courage.

2005 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 27 Oct. d1 Mike Hull—a 30-year-old light-heavyweight..—is going to step into the prize ring.

2. The weight class light-heavyweight (see sense A. 1). Cf. light-heavy n. 2.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > weight > weight division

lightweight1817

bantam weight1884

light middleweight1885

featherweight1889

light-heavyweight1891

light-heavy1895

fly-weight1911

cruiser-weight1920

light flyweight1922

1891 Boston Daily Globe 19 Jan. 3/1 The following weights and classes would put an end one-sided fights: Bantam, 116 pounds or under;..light heavyweight, 163 to 175; and heavyweight, 175 and over.

1954 F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. 77 Light-Heavyweight, a standard weight division for professional boxers weighing more than 11 st. 6 lb. but not more than 12 st. 7 lb.; for amateurs 11 st. 11 lb. and 12 st. 10 lb. respectively.

1997 GQ Sept. 40/2 He got beaten at light-heavyweight and someone else has got his title at super-middleweight, so he's out of the picture now.

B. adj. (in attributive use).

Of or relating to the weight class light-heavyweight (see sense A. 1); designating a competitor in this class.

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1893 Salt Lake (Utah Territory) Herald 24 June 8/5 The weight he fixes for himself would bring him in the light heavyweight class..and would give him twelve pounds the best of it.

1895 Salt Lake Tribune 28 Aug. 5/3 Joe Choynski, the light heavy-weight champion, arrived in Chicago from Louisville.

1903 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 18 July 3/1 And now there is a new champion in a new class—George Gardiner, of Lowell, Mass., the holder of the light-heavyweight title.

2009 P. McAllister Manthropology (2010) 73 A veteran cage fighter with more than fifty light-heavyweight bouts under his belt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	light-heavyweight
释义	light-heavyweightn.adj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtˈhɛvɪweɪt/, U.S. /ˌlaɪtˈhɛviˌweɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, heavyweight n. Etymology: < light adj.¹ + heavyweight n. Compare earlier light middleweight n. Originally and chiefly Boxing. A. n. 1. A boxer who competes in a weight class traditionally falling between middleweight and heavyweight (although see note). Also: a competitor in a similar weight class in other combat sports. Cf. light-heavy n. 1, heavyweight n. a.The exact weight categories and weight limits vary in different sports and have changed over time; they also vary according to other factors such as the professional status and gender of competitors. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer > of specific weight welter1804 lightweight1817 middleweight1847 heavyweight1857 light middleweight1885 light-heavyweight1887 featherweight1889 light-heavy1892 light welterweight1892 welter weight1896 light welter1904 super heavyweight1907 middle1908 fly-weight1911 heavy1913 superheavy1917 cruiser-weight1920 light flyweight1922 cruiser1928 mini-flyweight1971 1887 Leadville (Colorado) Evening Chron. 12 Oct. (Third ed.) Billy Morris..is on his way to the mountains, and will give the amateurs a show. He is a light heavyweight and depends mostly on his science. 1921 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 7 May 7/3 Bim was a light heavyweight, a rusher, a foul fighter, with little science, great strength and a brutish courage. 2005 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 27 Oct. d1 Mike Hull—a 30-year-old light-heavyweight..—is going to step into the prize ring. 2. The weight class light-heavyweight (see sense A. 1). Cf. light-heavy n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > weight > weight division lightweight1817 bantam weight1884 light middleweight1885 featherweight1889 light-heavyweight1891 light-heavy1895 fly-weight1911 cruiser-weight1920 light flyweight1922 1891 Boston Daily Globe 19 Jan. 3/1 The following weights and classes would put an end one-sided fights: Bantam, 116 pounds or under;..light heavyweight, 163 to 175; and heavyweight, 175 and over. 1954 F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. 77 Light-Heavyweight, a standard weight division for professional boxers weighing more than 11 st. 6 lb. but not more than 12 st. 7 lb.; for amateurs 11 st. 11 lb. and 12 st. 10 lb. respectively. 1997 GQ Sept. 40/2 He got beaten at light-heavyweight and someone else has got his title at super-middleweight, so he's out of the picture now. B. adj. (in attributive use). Of or relating to the weight class light-heavyweight (see sense A. 1); designating a competitor in this class. ΚΠ 1893 Salt Lake (Utah Territory) Herald 24 June 8/5 The weight he fixes for himself would bring him in the light heavyweight class..and would give him twelve pounds the best of it. 1895 Salt Lake Tribune 28 Aug. 5/3 Joe Choynski, the light heavy-weight champion, arrived in Chicago from Louisville. 1903 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 18 July 3/1 And now there is a new champion in a new class—George Gardiner, of Lowell, Mass., the holder of the light-heavyweight title. 2009 P. McAllister Manthropology (2010) 73 A veteran cage fighter with more than fifty light-heavyweight bouts under his belt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.adj.1887
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