lightweight
noun
- one below normal weight
- a boxer between a junior lightweight and a junior welterweight, with a maximum weight of 135 pounds (61.24 kg)
- ☆ Informal a person of limited influence, intelligence, or competence
adjective
- light in weight
- of lightweights
- not serious
See lightweight in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lītˈwātˌ)
noun- One that weighs relatively little or less than average.
a. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 135 pounds (60.7 kilograms), between junior lightweight and junior welterweight.
b. A boxer competing in this weight division.
c. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
d. A contestant in this weight division.
- A person of little ability, intelligence, influence, or importance.
adjective- Weighing relatively little; not heavy: lightweight clothing; a lightweight wood.
- Sports Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight: the lightweight title.
- Having no significance or influence: a lightweight intellect.
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