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FEATHERWEIGHT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("featherweight" is a kind of...):

gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Weighs 126-139 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("featherweight" is a kind of...):

grappler; matman; wrestler (combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("featherweight" is a kind of...):

boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)

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