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单词 bantamweight
释义

bantamweight

[ ban-tuhm-weyt ]
/ ˈbæn təmˌweɪt /

noun

a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a flyweight and a featherweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 118 pounds.

Origin of bantamweight

First recorded in 1880–85; bantam + weight

Words nearby bantamweight

bansela, banshee, Banstead, bant, bantam, bantamweight, Bantam work, banteng, banter, ban-the-bomber, Banthine
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Example sentences from the Web for bantamweight

  • Pop couldn't be much more than a bantamweight, even with all his knives.

    The Night of the Long Knives|Fritz Reuter Leiber

British Dictionary definitions for bantamweight

bantamweight
/ (ˈbæntəmˌweɪt) /

noun

  1. a professional boxer weighing 112–118 pounds (51–53.5 kg)
  2. an amateur boxer weighing 51–54 kg (112–119 pounds)
  3. (as modifier)the bantamweight champion
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115–126 pounds (52–57 kg))
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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