heavyweight

heavyweight
Synonyms and related words:
Chinese boxer, Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, bad influence, bantamweight, big, big boy, big cheese, big wheel, big-league, big-name, big-time, big-timer, bigwig, bigwigged, black belt, blimp, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, catchweight, chief, consequential, considerable, court, double-barreled, earthshaking, eminence grise, fat, fat cat, fatty, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer, five-percenter, flyweight, friend at court, good influence, grand, gray eminence, great, heavy, hefty, hidden hand, high-powered, hippo, important, influence, influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, karate expert, key, kingmaker, leaden, leader, light heavyweight, lightweight, lion, lobby, lobbyist, lords of creation, lump, major, man of influence, manipulator, massive, massy, material, middleweight, momentous, name, open sesame, overweight, palooka, ponderous, potbelly, powers that be, pressure group, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, roly-poly, savate expert, self-important, significant, sinister influence, sparrer, special interests, special-interest group, substantial, superior, swagbelly, the Establishment, tub, tub of lard, tun, very important person, weighty, welterweight, wheeler-dealer, wire-puller, world-shaking

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  • heavyweight — adj. heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heavyweight — n. 1. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds. [WordNet 1.5] 3. a very large person. Syn: giant, hulk. [WordNet 1.5] 4. a person of exceptional importance and reputation. Syn: colossus …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heavyweight — heavyweight; su·per·heavyweight; …   English syllables

  • heavyweight — noun and adj., 1857 of horses; 1877 of fighters; from HEAVY (Cf. heavy) + WEIGHT (Cf. weight). Figuratively, of importance, from 1928 …   Etymology dictionary

  • heavyweight — ► NOUN 1) a weight in boxing and other sports, typically the heaviest category. 2) informal an important or influential person. ► ADJECTIVE 1) of above average weight. 2) informal serious, important, or influential …   English terms dictionary

  • heavyweight — [hev′ē wāt΄] n. 1. a person or animal weighing much more than average 2. an athlete, in any of various sports, who is in the heaviest weight division or classification; specif., a boxer in the heaviest weight classification, typically weighing… …   English World dictionary

  • heavyweight — /hev ee wayt /, adj. 1. heavy in weight. 2. of more than average weight or thickness: a coat of heavyweight material. 3. noting or pertaining to a boxer, wrestler, etc., of the heaviest competitive class, esp. a professional boxer weighing more… …   Universalium

  • heavyweight — UK [ˈhevɪˌweɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms heavyweight : singular heavyweight plural heavyweights 1) a) a boxer or wrestler in the heaviest weight group b) [only before noun] relating to this weight group the world heavyweight champion a… …   English dictionary

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