heavyset
Americanadjective
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having a large body build.
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stout; stocky.
Etymology
Origin of heavyset
Example Sentences
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“I’m running through the lobby and the vice president of Harrah’s, Holmes Hendrickson, was talking to a heavyset guy with a cigar. Holmes said to me, ‘Tommy, come here.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
On a recent flight to London, the heavyset Puech squeezed into a middle seat on EasyJet, the famously low-budget European airline, according to people close to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
One heavyset man on a bottom bunk held out a little open box and shook its contents.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
He is heavyset and tall, and he uses his physicality to project strength in front of crowds.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2024
I glanced through the glassless window to see a heavyset, round- faced, tough-looking young man.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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