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1. (n.) welterweight
a boxer intermediate in weight between a lightweight and a middleweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 147 lb. (67 kg).
Etymology: (1815–25; earlier welter heavyweight (perh. welt in sense “to thrash”+ -er1) +weight)
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1. (noun) welterweight
a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
2. (noun) welterweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
3. (noun) welterweight
a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
4. (noun) welterweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
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