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featherweight
[feth-er-weyt]
noun
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kilograms).
an insignificant person or thing.
He thinks he's a major composer, but he's just a featherweight.
featherweight
/ ˈɛðəˌɱɪ /
noun
something very light or of little importance
( as modifier )
featherweight considerations
a professional boxer weighing 118–126 pounds (53.5–57 kg)
an amateur boxer weighing 54–57 kg (119–126 pounds)
( as modifier )
the featherweight challenger
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 126–139 pounds (57–63 kg))
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of featherweight1
Example Sentences
The intricately embroidered featherweight scarves are a favourite with his customers in Mussoorie, a hill town in the northern state of Uttarakhand, where he works.
Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria vacated his belt in February to move up to lightweight.
Volkanovski - widely regarded as one of the greatest featherweights of all time - was fighting for the first time since that defeat, with Lopes earning the opportunity after a five-fight win streak.
Karen Artingsall became British champion by beating Raven Chapman in a featherweight contest that shows a gradual deepening of the depth of women's boxing, which has historically been lacking.
It is a second successive defeat for Chapman after falling short against WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicolson in October.
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