1. A weight class division in combat sports, often the heaviest
   "The super heavyweight boxer towered over his opponents";
   - super heavyweight
    
2. A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
   "The heavyweight champion defended his title in a gruelling 12-round match"
    
3. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
   "The young heavyweight showed promise in his first amateur boxing tournament"
    
4. A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
   "The heavyweight wrestler used his size advantage to dominate his opponents"
    
5. A person of exceptional importance and reputation
   "He was a heavyweight of the tech industry";
   - colossus, behemoth, giant, titan
    
6. A very large person; impressive in size or qualities
   "The seven-foot heavyweight towered over everyone in the room";
   - giant, hulk, whale

1. (of fabric or clothing) thick and sturdy
   "He wore a heavyweight denim jacket for the cold weather"
    
2. Of considerable weight or importance; serious or profound
   "The company hired a heavyweight consultant to advise on the merger"

Derived forms: heavyweights

Type of: boxer, gladiator, grappler, important person, influential person, large person, personage, prizefighter, pugilist, weight class, wrestler

Encyclopedia: Heavyweight