EGAVE

featherweight

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
  2. noun A sportsman who fights in this division.
  3. noun The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.

Similar words

light lightweight atomweight bantamweight strawweight catchweight weight class weigh-in weightlifting score

Often followed by

champion title championship boxing and boxer in java of

Word family

featherweights

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