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Lightweight   Listen
noun
Lightweight  n.  
1.
One of less than average weight; specif.: In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighing not more than 133 pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds).
2.
A person of small importance or mental ability, especially one who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous. (Colloq., Chiefly U. S.)
Synonyms: whippersnapper, jackanapes.
3.
A wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds.





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"Lightweight" Quotes from Famous Books



... falling back on Larry whom I used to consider a lightweight. He is my last ditch, and then I'm off by the overhill and skyville route. In the meantime I'll make some manuscript memoirs to ...
— Penny of Top Hill Trail • Belle Kanaris Maniates


Words linked to "Lightweight" :   boxer, grappler, nobody, matman, prizefighter, wrestler, pugilist, nonentity, cipher, gladiator, cypher, whippersnapper


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