featherweight
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ərˌweɪt noun
1.
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
2.
an insignificant person or thing: He thinks he's a major composer, but he's just a featherweight.
adjective
3.
belonging to the class of featherweights, especially in boxing.
4.
extremely light in weight: a featherweight quilt.
5.
unimportant; trifling; slight.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. something very light or of little importance |
| b. (as modifier): featherweight considerations | |
| 2. | a. a professional boxer weighing 118--126 pounds (53.5--57 kg) |
| b. an amateur boxer weighing 54--57 kg (119--126 pounds) | |
| c. (as modifier): the featherweight challenger | |
| 3. | a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 126--139 pounds (57--63 kg)) |
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Example sentences
He also held the welterweight and featherweight crowns.
Hikers, for example, take the survivalist approach with featherweight tents and minimal equipment.
Stores are stocked with an abundance of featherweight gadgets.
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