HEAVYWEIGHT


Meaning of HEAVYWEIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ heviweɪt ]

( heavyweights)

1.

A heavyweight is a boxer weighing more than 175 pounds and therefore in the heaviest class.

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2.

If you refer to a person or organization as a heavyweight , you mean that they have a lot of influence, experience, and importance in a particular field, subject, or activity.

He was a political heavyweight.

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