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Definition of 'featherweight'

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1. (n.) featherweight
any person or thing that is very light in weight.

2.  featherweight
a boxer or weightlifter intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 126 lb. (57 kg).

3.  featherweight
an insignificant, shallow, or unintelligent person.

4. (adj.) featherweight
belonging to the class of featherweights.

5.  featherweight
extremely light in weight.

6.  featherweight
unimportant; trifling; slight.

Etymology: (1805–15)

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1. (noun) featherweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds

2. (noun) featherweight
weighs 126-139 pounds

3. (noun) featherweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds

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