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Heavyweight
/hˈɛviwˌeɪt/
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Heavyweight
noun
1.
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds.
2.
A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.
3.
A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds.
4.
A very large person; impressive in size or qualities.
Synonyms:
giant
,
hulk
,
whale
.
5.
A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Synonyms:
behemoth
,
colossus
,
giant
,
titan
.
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"Heavyweight" Quotes from Famous Books
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Ravenslee as is the sportsman? Goes in for boxing, don't 'e? Very much fancied as a
heavyweight
, ain't 'e? My governor's seen him box and says 'e's a perfect snorter,
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— The Definite Object - A Romance of New York • Jeffery Farnol
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