heavyweight
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- noun
- /ˈhɛviˌweɪt/
- Baburam Bhattarai is considered the movement's ideological heavyweight, the man who adds intellectual spin to the jargon.
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Watch on YouTubeWell, 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.
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So have Paulson and just about every corporate heavyweight you can think of.
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I realize I am no intellectual match for the heavyweights of thought on the left.
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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?
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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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A very large and strong person or thing
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A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
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A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
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A very large or powerful person who is impressive
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A very powerful and important person in a field
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A very large heavy person, animal, or thing
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An important person with power in a company or group
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A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
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A large strong man who looks tough and ready to fight
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A very large, strong, or important person like a leader
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A very large thing like a pizza or teddy bear
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A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily
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A person who is bigger than most people
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A very large man who is strong
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
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Compounds
- Specialized
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A fighter in the weight class between middleweight and heavyweight
- Specialized
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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
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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.