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The correct spelling is heavyweight.
How to pronounce heavyweight
noun
Say it like: Hee-vyw-ayt
The correct spelling is heavyweight. A very large, heavy, or impressive person. For example: "an intellectual heavyweight"
Usage Examples
“an intellectual heavyweight”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
- 2.The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
- 3.(uncountable) A similar division and contestant in other sports.
adjective
- 1.Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
- 2.Being relatively heavy.
- 3.Being a leader in one's field.
- 4.Important or impressive.
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