heavyweight

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A heavyweight champion raises his belt in victory.

Definition

Noun:
- A person of exceptional importance and reputation: "Heavyweight" can refer to an individual who holds significant influence, authority, or prestige in a particular field.
- A very large person; impressive in size or qualities: It describes a person who is physically large or whose presence is imposing.
- A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds: In professional boxing, this is the highest weight class.
- A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds: In wrestling, this denotes a specific top weight division.
- An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds: In amateur boxing, this is the maximum weight class.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- She is a heavyweight in the world of finance. (She is a very influential person in finance.)
- The new player is a real heavyweight on the team. (The new player is a very large and impressive member of the team.)
- The champion defended his title as a heavyweight. (The champion defended his title in the top boxing weight class.)
- The match featured two heavyweights. (The match featured two wrestlers in the heaviest division.)

Advanced Usage

"Intellectual heavyweight": a person of great intellectual power or academic reputation.
- The conference panel was full of intellectual heavyweights.
"Political heavyweight": a person with substantial power and influence in politics.
- The senator is considered a political heavyweight.

Variants and Related Words

Heavy (adj): of great weight; serious or severe.
- The boxer moved to the heavy division.
Light heavyweight (n): a boxer or wrestler in a weight class below heavyweight.
- He won the light heavyweight championship.

Synonyms

Luminary: a person who inspires or influences others, especially in a particular sphere.
Colossus: a person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability.
Giant: a person of exceptional importance or physical size.

Related Phrases

Heavyweight champion: the titleholder in the heavyweight boxing division.
- He became the undisputed heavyweight champion.
Heavyweight bout/fight: a boxing or wrestling match in the heavyweight class.
- The heavyweight fight was the main event.

Related Idioms

To punch above one's weight: to compete or perform at a level higher than expected for one's resources or status. (Note: This idiom uses the concept of weight classes but is not directly formed from "heavyweight").
- That small company is punching above its weight in the market.

A heavyweight champion raises his belt in victory.

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