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featherweight

[ feth-er-weyt ]
/ ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /
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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.
adjective
belonging to the class of featherweights, especially in boxing.
extremely light in weight: a featherweight quilt.
unimportant; trifling; slight.
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Origin of featherweight

First recorded in 1805–15; feather + weight

Words nearby featherweight

feather star, featherstitch, feather-tail glider, feather tract, feather-veined, featherweight, feathery, featly, feature, featured, feature-length
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Words related to featherweight

agile, airy, buoyant, delicate, fluffy, lightweight, loose, slender, slight, small, thin, fragile, gaunt, lean, meager, narrow, skinny, slim, ethereal, inconsequential

How to use featherweight in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for featherweight

featherweight
/ (ˈfɛðəˌweɪt) /
noun
  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))
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