also light-weight
(~s)
1.
Something that is ~ weighs less than most other things of the same type.
...~ denim...
The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
Lightweight is a category in some sports, such as boxing, judo, or rowing, based on the weight of the athlete.
By the age of sixteen he was the junior ~ champion of Poland...
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A ~ is a person who is in the ~ category in a particular sport.
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3.
If you describe someone as a ~, you are critical of them because you think that they are not very important or skilful in a particular area of activity.
Hill considered Sam a ~, a real amateur.
? heavyweight
N-COUNT disapproval
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Lightweight is also an adjective.
Some of the discussion in the book is ~ and unconvincing.
ADJ