heavyweight

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

heavyweight UK US [ˈhev.ɪ.weɪt] noun countable [ heavyweights ]
1. a boxer who weighs more than 175 pounds (79.5 kilograms) and is therefore in the heaviest group
• Mike Tyson was heavyweight champion of the world.
Compare lightweight
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Boxing
2. a person or thing that is important or serious and that other people notice
• Her extraordinary intelligence and speaking ability made her a political heavyweight.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Important people and describing important people ↑Famous people ↑Wealthy people ↑Important and essential things ↑Information and messages