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featherweight.

A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.

13 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɛðɚˌweɪt/General-American
  1. A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.

  2. A sportsman who fights in this division.

  3. The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.

Where this word comes from

From feather + weight.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.