heavyweight

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   heavier, thicker, or more substantial than average for its kind

   The printer uses heavyweight paper for the report's cover.

2. 2
   noun

   a competitor in the heaviest or an unrestricted weight class, especially in boxing

   The heavyweight defended his championship title in a twelve-round bout.

3. 3
   noun

   a person, organization, or thing with great power, prominence, influence, or ability

   The conference attracted several heavyweights from the technology industry.

Common collocations

• super heavyweight Adjective + noun

A compound of heavy + weight, first used for a person or thing above average weight and then for the highest weight classes in sport. The figurative sense extends physical weight to exceptional power, prominence, influence, or ability.

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