welterweight

[ wel-ter-weyt ]
/ ˈwɛl tərˌweɪt /

noun

a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a lightweight and a middleweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 147 pounds (67 kg).
(in a steeplechase or hurdle race) a weight of 28 pounds (13 kg) that is assigned to a horse in addition to the poundage assigned based on the age of the horse.
a rider of steeplechase or hurdle-race horses who, though acting as a jockey, is of comparatively average weight and not small or lightweight as a professional jockey; heavyweight rider.

Origin of welterweight

First recorded in 1815–25; welter2 + weight

Words nearby welterweight

welshman's button, welshwoman, welt, weltanschauung, welter, welterweight, weltpolitik, weltschmerz, welty, welty, eudora, welwitschia

Example sentences from the Web for welterweight

  • Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.

    Redeeming 'Jewish Jocks' |Spencer Ackerman |October 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

  • Hey, and don't forget there's the welterweight fight between Murdoch's New York Post and Mort Zuckerman's Daily News.

    Newspaper War! |Harold Evans |April 26, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

  • My brother said the welterweight got what was coming to him because he hadn't intelligence enough to stay where he belonged.

    What Will People Say? |Rupert Hughes

  • As a Welterweight, Milt had learned to depend on speed and quick hands.

    Vital Ingredient |Gerald Vance

British Dictionary definitions for welterweight

welterweight
/ (ˈwɛltəˌweɪt) /

noun

  1. a professional boxer weighing 140–147 pounds (63.5–66.5 kg)
  2. an amateur boxer weighing 63.5–67 kg (140–148 pounds)
  3. (as modifier)a great welterweight era
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 154–172 pounds (70–78 kg))