5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lightweight \Light"weight`\, n.
One of less than average weight; specif.:
a In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighingnot more than 133
pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds).
b A person of small impotance or mental ability. [Colloq.,
Chiefly U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lightweight \Light"weight`\, a.
Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or
animal who is a lightweight.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lightweight
adj 1: having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics"
2: having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"
3: of a weight class of 126-135 lbs for boxers; "the
lightweight title"
n 1: a boxer who weighs no more than 135 pounds
2: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn:
{whippersnapper}, {jackanapes}]
3: a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
lightweight adj Opposite of {heavyweight}; usually found in
combining forms such as `lightweight process'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
light-weight
Opposite of {heavy-weight}; usually found in
combining forms such as "{light-weight process}".
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-02-22)
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