heavyweight

Plural: heavyweights

Noun

• an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
• a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
• a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
• a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
• a person of exceptional importance and reputation
• A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
• The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
• A similar division and contestant in other sports.

Adj

• Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
• Being relatively heavy.
• Being a leader in one's field.
• Important or impressive.

Examples

• an intellectual heavyweight

Synonyms

behemoth, colossus, giant, hulk, titan, whale

Related Words

lightweight, midweight