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heavyweight

[ hev-ee-weyt ]

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adjective

heavy in weight.
of more than average weight or thickness:
a coat of heavyweight material.
noting or pertaining to a boxer, wrestler, etc., of the heaviest competitive class, especially a professional boxer weighing more than 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms).
of or relating to the weight class or division of such boxers:
a heavyweight bout.
(of a riding horse, especially a hunter) able to carry up to 205 pounds (93 kilograms).
designating a person, company, nation, or other entity that is extremely powerful, influential, or important:
a team of heavyweight lawyers.

a person of more than average weight.
a heavyweight boxer or wrestler.
a person, company, nation, or other entity that is powerful and influential:
a price hike initiated by the heavyweights in the industry.

heavyweight

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a person or thing that is heavier than average
1. a professional boxer weighing more than 175 pounds (79 kg)
2. an amateur boxer weighing more than 81 kg (179 pounds)
3. ( as modifier )
  the world heavyweight championship
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually over 214 pounds (97 kg))
informal.
an important or highly influential person

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First recorded in 1850–55; heavy + weight

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Joshua, like Fury, is a two-time heavyweight world champion.

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Promoter Bob Arum believes Tyson Fury will not return to boxing after the heavyweight announced his retirement in January.

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Some opposition heavyweights who could have posed a serious political challenge were excluded from the race.

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