heavyweight
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1 combat sports (n.) B2 Upper Intermediate Sporta boxer or fighter in the heaviest weight class.
a competitor in the heaviest weight division of a combat sport, typically exceeding 200 pounds in professional boxing.
ExampleThe heavyweight champion defended his title in a match that lasted twelve rounds.
ExampleThe heavyweight division remains the most commercially lucrative category in professional boxing, often drawing global audiences for title unification bouts.
- lightweight
- featherweight
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2 an influential person (n.) C1 Advanced Informala person who has a lot of power, influence, or importance in a specific area.
an individual of great influence, importance, or intellectual ability within a particular field.
ExampleShe is a political heavyweight who has served in the government for thirty years.
ExampleThe conference featured several intellectual heavyweights who debated the future of global economic policy for over three hours.
- nobody
- nonentity
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3 important or powerful (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediatehaving a lot of influence or being very serious and important.
possessing great power, influence, or significance; often used to describe companies, politicians, or serious topics.
ExampleThe two heavyweight companies decided to join together to dominate the market.
ExampleThe prime minister faced heavyweight opposition from within his own party regarding the new environmental regulations.
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4 physically heavy (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediatemade of thick or heavy material.
constructed from or consisting of material that is relatively heavy or dense.
ExampleYou should wear a heavyweight coat if you are going out in the snow.
ExampleThe curtains were made of a heavyweight velvet designed to block out all external light and dampen street noise.
From heavy + weight.