heavyweight

English

Etymology

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heavy +‎ weight

Noun

heavyweight (plural heavyweights)

1. A very large, heavy, or impressive person.

   an intellectual heavyweight

   • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):

     Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Who's he?

     Patrick: He's only the most popular kid in school.

     Allen Gregory: Ah, the two heavyweights finally meet. Sure you're tired of all the buzz. Allen Gregory DeLongpre.

     Joel Zadak: Joel...Zadak!

2. (uncountable) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
3. (uncountable) A similar division and contestant in other sports.

Derived terms

• junior heavyweight
• light heavyweight
• non-heavyweight, nonheavyweight
• superheavyweight

Translations

large, heavy or impressive person

• Danish: sværvægter c
• Finnish: raskassarjalainen
• Georgian: მძიმეწონიანი (mʒimec̣oniani)
• Icelandic: þungavigtar m
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tungvekter m

  Nynorsk: tungvektar m

• Russian: тяжелове́с (ru) m (tjaželovés)
• Spanish: pez gordo m

weight class in boxing and other sports

• Bulgarian: тежка категория f (težka kategorija)
• Danish: sværvægt c
• Finnish: raskassarja (fi)
• German: Schwergewicht (de) n
• Icelandic: þungavigtar m
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• Mongolian: хүнд жин (xünd žin)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tungvekt m or f

  Nynorsk: tungvekt f

• Russian: тяжелове́с (ru) m (tjaželovés)
• Swedish: tungvikt (sv) c

Adjective

heavyweight (not comparable)

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

See also

• lightweight
• midweight