featherweight

[ feth -er-weyt ]
/ ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /
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noun

a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
an insignificant person or thing: He thinks he's a major composer, but he's just a featherweight.

adjective

belonging to the class of featherweights, especially in boxing.
extremely light in weight: a featherweight quilt.
unimportant; trifling; slight.

Origin of featherweight

First recorded in 1805–15; feather + weight

Words nearby featherweight

featherhead, feathering, featherlight, feathers, featherstitch, featherweight, feathery, featly, feature, feature story, feature-length

Words related to featherweight

agile, slight, buoyant, fluffy, loose, slender, delicate, easy, lightweight, small, airy, thin, fragile, slim, lean, meager, gaunt, skinny, narrow, trivial

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British Dictionary definitions for featherweight

featherweight
/ (ˈfɛðəˌweɪt) /

noun

  1. something very light or of little importance
  2. (as modifier)featherweight considerations
  1. a professional boxer weighing 118–126 pounds (53.5–57 kg)
  2. an amateur boxer weighing 54–57 kg (119–126 pounds)
  3. (as modifier)the featherweight challenger
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 126–139 pounds (57–63 kg))