- 1a boxer weighing between 126 and 135 pounds (57-61 kg), heavier than a featherweight a lightweight champion
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- 2a person or thing that weighs less than is usual
- 3(informal) (disapproving) a person or thing of little importance or influence a political lightweight He's an intellectual lightweight (= he does not think very deeply or seriously).
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