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lightweight definition

light·weight (līt′wāt′)

noun

  1. one below normal weight
  2. a boxer between a junior lightweight and a junior welterweight, with a maximum weight of 135 pounds (61.24 kg)
  3. ☆ Informal a person of limited influence, intelligence, or competence

adjective

  1. light in weight
  2. of lightweights
  3. not serious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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