Category:Lightweight

Light"weight`, n. One of less than average weight; specif.: (a) In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighingnot more than 133 pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds). (b) A person of small impotance or mental ability. [Colloq., Chiefly U. S.]

lightweight Light"weight`, a.

Defn: Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or animal who is a lightweight.