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CRUISERWEIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cruiserweight mean?
• CRUISERWEIGHT (noun)
The noun CRUISERWEIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
Familiarity information: CRUISERWEIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cruiserweight; light heavyweight
Hypernyms ("cruiserweight" is a kind of...):
gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)
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