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heavyweight

noun

NAmE//ˈhɛviˌweɪt//

1a boxer of the heaviest class in normal use, weighing 175 pounds or more a heavyweight champion

2a person or thing that weighs more than is usual

3a very important person, organization, or thing that influences others a political heavyweight a heavyweight journal

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