Meaning & Definition of Lightweight in English
English⟶
Lightweight
/laɪtwet/
noun
1. A professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
synonym:
- lightweight
2. Someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
synonym:
- whippersnapper,
- jackanapes,
- lightweight
3. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
synonym:
- lightweight
4. A wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
synonym:
- lightweight
adjective
1. Weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
- "A lightweight fabric"
- "Lightweight wood"
synonym:
- lightweight
2. Having no importance or influence
- "A lightweight intellect"
synonym:
- lightweight