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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024heav•y•weight /ˈhɛviˌweɪt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- of more than average weight or thickness.
- Sport, of or relating to heavyweights:a heavyweight bout.
- very powerful or important:a team of heavyweight lawyers.
n. [countable] - a person of more than average weight.
- Sporta boxer weighing more than 175 lb. (79.4 kg).
- a very powerful, influential, or important person, company, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024heav•y•weight (hev′ē wāt′),USA pronunciation adj. - heavy in weight.
- of more than average weight or thickness:a coat of heavyweight material.
- Sportnoting or pertaining to a boxer, wrestler, etc., of the heaviest competitive class, esp. a professional boxer weighing more than 175 lb. (79.4 kg).
- Sportof or pertaining to the weight class or division of such boxers:a heavyweight bout.
- Sport(of a riding horse, esp. a hunter) able to carry up to 205 lb. (93 kg).
- designating a person, company, nation, or other entity that is extremely powerful, influential, or important:a team of heavyweight lawyers.
n. - a person of more than average weight.
- Sporta heavyweight boxer or wrestler.
- a person, company, nation, or other entity that is powerful and influential:a price hike initiated by the heavyweights in the industry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: heavyweight /ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt/ n - a person or thing that is heavier than average
- a professional boxer weighing more than 175 pounds (79 kg)
- an amateur boxer weighing more than 81 kg (179 pounds)
- (as modifier): the world heavyweight championship
- a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually over 214 pounds (97 kg))
- informal an important or highly influential person
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