welter-weight

Adjective

(not comparable)

Noun

(plural welter-weights)

(boxing) a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class

Origin

Originally “heavyweight horseman” (1832), from welter (“heavyweight horseman”) +‎ weight. Boxing sense 1896.

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