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heavyweight
noun
- a person or animal weighing much more than average
- an athlete, in any of various sports, who is in the heaviest weight division or classification; specif., a boxer in the heaviest weight classification, typically weighing over 195 pounds (88.45 kg)
- ☆ Informal a very intelligent, influential, or important person
adjective
- heavy in weight
- of heavyweights
See heavyweight in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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