light heavyweight

Questions about light heavyweight

What does light heavyweight mean?

light heavyweight means "an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for light heavyweight?

Close synonyms include cruiserweight. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is light heavyweight a common word?

light heavyweight is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.