bantamweight
[ ban-tuh m-weyt ]
/ ˈbæn təmˌweɪt /
noun
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a flyweight and a featherweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 118 pounds.
Words nearby bantamweight
banshee,
banstead,
bant,
bantam,
bantam work,
bantamweight,
banteng,
banter,
banthine,
banti's syndrome,
banting
Example sentences from the Web for bantamweight
Pop couldn't be much more than a bantamweight, even with all his knives.
The Night of the Long Knives |Fritz Reuter Leiber
British Dictionary definitions for bantamweight
bantamweight
/ (ˈbæntəmˌweɪt) /
noun
- a professional boxer weighing 112–118 pounds (51–53.5 kg)
- an amateur boxer weighing 51–54 kg (112–119 pounds)
- (as modifier)the bantamweight champion
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115–126 pounds (52–57 kg))