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bantamweight

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ban⋅tam⋅weight

  [ban-tuhm-weyt]
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–noun
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a flyweight and a featherweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 118 pounds.
Origin:
1880–85; bantam + weight
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ban·tam·weight   (bān'təm-wāt')   
n.  

  1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 118 pounds (53.1 kilograms), between junior bantamweight and junior flyweight.

  2. A boxer competing in this weight division.

  3. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.

  4. A contestant in this weight division.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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