heavyweight
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈhɛviˌweɪt/
:
peso pesado
- Baburam Bhattarai is considered the movement's ideological heavyweight, the man who adds intellectual spin to the jargon.
Well, you know, there are lots of heavyweight people working on that issue.
- Well, you know, there are lots of heavyweight people working on that issue.
- Arguably, I'm a heavyweight, you know what I'm saying?
- The group also consists of other heavyweights like Microsoft, Google, Intel and NVIDIA.
- Just like you're saying, everybody's studying to beat you and, and the heavyweights are just these powerful dudes.
- And you have to phrase your, you have to think of the heavyweights listing, right?
- Well, some of my friends fathers were pretty big heavyweights.
Examples
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So have Paulson and just about every corporate heavyweight you can think of.
Blog text (8) -
I realize I am no intellectual match for the heavyweights of thought on the left.
Blog text (10) -
Well, you know, there are lots of heavyweight people working on that issue.
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Come on, sweetheart, this one's a heavyweight!
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Arguably, I'm a heavyweight, you know what I'm saying?
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He fits the bill for all this global heavyweight status.
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Is the world seeing the reemergence of Russia as a global heavyweight?
Academic text (2010) -
Bill Gates was asked what was the winning formula of Microsoft when Microsoft was really the heavyweight champion of their industry.
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Of these economic and cultural heavyweights, The Khazars had been among the first to follow this trend.
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Larry King, a heavyweight in the media industry, has influenced many journalists.
Synonyms
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4.7
A very large heavy person, animal, or thing
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1.0
A very large and strong person or thing
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2.5
A very large thing like a pizza or teddy bear
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7.5
A very large or powerful person who is impressive
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4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
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7.8
A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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7.1
A very powerful and important person in a field
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4.9
A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
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7.2
A large strong man who looks tough and ready to fight
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7.5
A very large, strong, or important person like a leader
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7.4
A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily
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1.0
A person who is bigger than most people
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8.2
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
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5.2
A very large man who is strong
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
A fighter in the weight class between middleweight and heavyweight
- Specialized
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4.0
A class in sports like boxing for fighters who weigh more than a set limit, for example over 201 pounds
- Specialized
A large underwater weapon with a very powerful explosive charge that submarines use to attack ships
How Influential
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Morphology
Etymology
Heavyweight comes from the two simple words heavy ('weighs a lot') and weight ('importance'). So, when someone is called a heavyweight in politics or business, it creates the image that they carry a lot of 'weight' — they have great power or influence.