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bantamweight
[
ban
-t
uh
m-weyt]
/ˈbæn təmˌweɪt/
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noun
1.
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in
weight
between a flyweight and a featherweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 118 pounds.
Origin of
bantamweight
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1880-1885
First recorded in
1880-85;
bantam
+
weight
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British Dictionary definitions for
bantamweight
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bantamweight
/
ˈbæntəmˌweɪt
/
noun
1.
a professional boxer weighing 112–118 pounds (51–53.5 kg)
an amateur boxer weighing 51–54 kg (112–119 pounds)
(
as modifier
):
the bantamweight champion
2.
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115–126 pounds (52–57 kg))
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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