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featherweight

[ feth-er-weyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

/ ˈfɛðəˌweɪt /

1. something very light or of little importance
2. ( as modifier )
  featherweight considerations
1. a professional boxer weighing 118–126 pounds (53.5–57 kg)
2. an amateur boxer weighing 54–57 kg (119–126 pounds)
3. ( as modifier )
  the featherweight challenger
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 126–139 pounds (57–63 kg))

First recorded in 1805–15; feather + weight

These featherweight savory gruyere-laced pastries are ubiquitous in Burgundy.

Kitamura, a featherweight at most, might seem a awkward messenger for the material.

"I had no idea Americans were so romantic," said Lady Sellingworth, with just a touch of featherweight malice.

She seemed only a featherweight when the bewildered doctor helped her to alight—an undoubted sprite and creature of romance.

I am not as strong as I once was so I bought a featherweight one.

Fancy that little featherweight saying, "O khansamah jee" to my bloodthirsty Mir Khan!

He held out his arm, but grew tired long before they reached his trap: Dane was no featherweight, and he leaned upon him heavily.

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