heavyweight
/ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/noun3 syllables
Heavyweight means: a person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Synonyms for heavyweight7
What does heavyweight mean?6
noun
1
a person of exceptional importance and reputation
2
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
3
A weight class division in combat sports, often the heaviest.
4
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
5
a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
6
a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Heavyweight in a sentence
- With one glorious right hook, Punkin' Pie uncrowned the reigning heavyweight champion.papabear
- He will fight the heavyweight champion tomorrow.CK
- He still holds the heavyweight title.voxbubnya
- Tom was a professional heavyweight boxer.CK
- Tom is a professional heavyweight boxer.CK
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Forms of heavyweight
as a noun
- plural
- heavyweights