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middleweight
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun middleweight has 3 senses
- middleweight(n = noun.person) Array - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds; Array is a kind of boxer, pugilist
- middleweight(n = noun.person) Array - a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds; Array is a kind of grappler, matman, wrestler
- middleweight(n = noun.person) Array - a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds; Array is a kind of gladiator, prizefighter
OXFORD DICTIONARY
middleweight, n.
1 a weight in certain sports intermediate between welterweight and light heavyweight, in the amateur boxing scale 71-5 kg but differing for professionals, wrestlers, and weightlifters.
2 a sportsman of this weight.
1 a weight in certain sports intermediate between welterweight and light heavyweight, in the amateur boxing scale 71-5 kg but differing for professionals, wrestlers, and weightlifters.
2 a sportsman of this weight.
Idiom
junior middleweight
1 a weight in professional boxing of 66.7-69.8 kg.
2 a professional boxer of this weight.
light middleweight
1 a weight in amateur boxing of 67-71 kg.
2 an amateur boxer of this weight.
1 a weight in professional boxing of 66.7-69.8 kg.
2 a professional boxer of this weight.
light middleweight
1 a weight in amateur boxing of 67-71 kg.
2 an amateur boxer of this weight.
THESAURUS
middleweight
Chinese boxer, bantamweight, black belt, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, catchweight, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer, flyweight, heavyweight, karate expert, light heavyweight, lightweight, palooka, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, savate expert, sparrer, welterweight
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