heavyweight

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heavyweight

/ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/

noun heavyweights

A very large, heavy, or impressive person. an intellectual heavyweight
uncountable The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division. So Ukraine is on the ropes. Using that boxing metaphor, one immediately thinks of the new world heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who was seemingly down and out under the ferocious assault of the giant Tyson Fury, but then came back to win on points at the end of a brutal 12 rounds
broadly, uncountable A similar division and contestant in other sports.

adjective

not comparable Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
not comparable Being relatively heavy.
not comparable Being a leader in one's field.
not comparable Important or impressive. The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.

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Closest in meaning: heavy, titan, behemoth, giant, colossus, hulk, whale, weighty, ponderous, big, large, thick, major, onerous, burdensome, cumbersome

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noun large, heavy or impressive person

Español	pez gordo
Deutsch	Schwergewicht
Русский	тяжелове́с tjaželovés

noun weight class in boxing and other sports

Français	poids lourd
Deutsch	Schwergewicht
Română	categorie grea
Русский	тяжелове́с tjaželovés

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@misc{heavyweight_2026,
  title = {heavyweight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heavyweight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}