Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

heavyweight

· IPA /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/

01 adj. heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer.

1.
heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer.

02 n. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.

1.
a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.
2.
a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds.
3.
a very large person.
4.
a person of exceptional importance and reputation.

Syn. giant, hulk. — Syn. -- colossus, behemoth, giant, titan.