Translate heavyweight | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of heavyweight
noun
1a weight in boxing and other sports, typically the heaviest category. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 178 to 200 pounds (81 to 91 kg). a heavyweight boxer or other competitor.
2a person or thing of above-average weight. a person of influence or importance, especially in a particular sphere:a political heavyweight with national recognition
adjective
serious, important, or influential:heavyweight news coverage
