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middle·weight (mid′'l wāt′)

noun

  1. one of average weight
  2. a boxer between a junior middleweight and a super middleweight, with a maximum weight of 160 pounds (72.58 kg)

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middleweight Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • British: Lewis, the British middleweight and welterweight champion, and European middleweight, lost the world light-heavyweight championship of 1922 to Georges Carpentier.

Modifies a noun

  • boxer: He looked more like an average middleweight boxer than a special golfer.

Noun used with modifier

  • sport: The second model on display will be the brand new F800 S sports middleweight, with BMWâs first-ever parallel-twin engine.
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