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featherweight Definition

feather·weight (-wāt′)

noun

  1. any person or thing of comparatively light weight or small size
  2. an unimportant person or thing
  3. a boxer between a junior featherweight and a junior lightweight, with a maximum weight of 126 pounds (57.15 kg)
  4. the minimum weight that a racehorse may carry in a handicap

adjective

  1. of featherweights
  2. light or trivial

featherweight Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • boxer: Would we expect a featherweight boxer to be pitted against a heavyweight?
  • champion: Scott Harrison's comeback fight looks likely to be against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez after the Mexican became interim WBO featherweight champion in Nevada.
  • title: Georgina Singleton won four fights, three of them with holds, on her way to the European featherweight title on 16 May.
  • pump: The new station is provided with a fire siren warning system and is equipped with a hose reel tender and featherweight pump.
  • multi-activity: Paclite® Pants Ultra light, ultra breathable and ultra packable featherweight multi-activity pants.
  • division: Winner of the featherweight division of binoculars, the World's Smallest Pocket Binoculars weigh in at a tiny 380g!