Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lightweight"
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) 1.7 (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
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