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LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does light welterweight mean?
• LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT (noun)
The noun LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT has 1 sense:
1. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds
Familiarity information: LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("light welterweight" is a kind of...):
boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
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