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BANTAMWEIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bantamweight mean?
• BANTAMWEIGHT (noun)
The noun BANTAMWEIGHT has 2 senses:
1. weighs 115-126 pounds
2. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
Familiarity information: BANTAMWEIGHT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Weighs 115-126 pounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bantamweight" is a kind of...):
grappler; matman; wrestler (combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bantamweight" is a kind of...):
boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
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