featherweight

featherweight
Synonyms and related words:
Chinese boxer, bantam, bantamweight, banty, black belt, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, button, catchweight, chit, cluck, diminutive, dimwit, dumb, fighter, fingerling, fisticuffer, flyweight, forceless, heavyweight, imponderous, impotent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, karate expert, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, mini, minikin, minnow, minny, mouse, no-account, nubbin, of no account, palooka, peewee, pony, powerless, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, runt, savate expert, shrimp, slip, small fry, snip, snippet, sparrer, tit, unauthoritative, underweight, unheavy, wart, weak, weightless, welterweight, wisp, without any weight

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  • Featherweight — is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling (Greco Roman). Professional boxingA featherweight boxer weighs in at 9 stones (57 kilos) or under (at 126 pounds or under in the USA). In the early days of the division, this limit… …   Wikipedia

  • featherweight — [feth′ərwāt΄] n. 1. any person or thing of comparatively light weight or small size 2. an unimportant person or thing 3. a boxer between a junior featherweight and a junior lightweight, with a maximum weight of 126 pounds (57.15 kg) 4. the… …   English World dictionary

  • featherweight — also feather weight, the lightest allowable, 1812 (earlier as simply feather, 1760), from FEATHER (Cf. feather) (n.) + WEIGHT (Cf. weight). Originally in horse racing; boxing use dates from 1889 …   Etymology dictionary

  • featherweight — ► NOUN 1) a weight in boxing intermediate between bantamweight and lightweight. 2) a person or thing not worth serious consideration …   English terms dictionary

  • featherweight — /fedh euhr wayt /, n. 1. a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 126 lb. (57 kg). 2. an insignificant person or thing: He thinks he s a major composer,… …   Universalium

  • featherweight — n. weight of a feather; boxer in the featherweight class; ineffective person adj. light like a feather; belonging to the featherweight class (Boxing); ineffective …   English contemporary dictionary

  • featherweight — UK [ˈfeðə(r)ˌweɪt] / US [ˈfeðərˌweɪt] noun [countable] Word forms featherweight : singular featherweight plural featherweights a boxer who weighs between 53.5 and 57 kilograms …   English dictionary

  • featherweight — noun Date: 1812 1. one that is very light in weight; especially a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 126 pounds for professionals and 125 pounds for amateurs compare bantamweight, lightweight 2. lightweight 2 • featherweight… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • featherweight — [[t]fe̱ðə(r)weɪt[/t]] featherweights N COUNT A featherweight is a professional boxer who weighs between 53.5 and 57 kilograms, which is one of the lowest weight ranges …   English dictionary

  • Featherweight (MMA) — The featherweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb (61 to 66 kg). The featherweight division is popularly utilized by Pancrase; TKO, a Quebec based promotion; U.S. based King of the Cage, where it… …   Wikipedia

  • featherweight — noun a) A weight division in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57 kilograms. b) A boxer who fights in this division …   Wiktionary

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