junior featherweight
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːniər ˈfɛðərweɪt/
- Specialized
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peso pluma junior
- In the championship match, the junior featherweight fighters showcased their speed and skill in the ring.
- junior featherweight title
- junior featherweight champion
- Boxing junior featherweight
Examples
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Happily, the first month's action also allowed the crowning of a new Trans Rankings champion at junior featherweight as Toshiaki Nishioka was laid low by an on-form Nonito Donaire.
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After defeating his opponent, the boxer proudly held up his junior featherweight title for all the fans to see.
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The event featured several bouts, including a thrilling junior featherweight match that ended in a knockout.
Antonyms
How Heavy
- Specialized
1
5.5
- Specialized
4
5.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
4
7.8
- Specialized
3
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'junior' (lower-ranking or smaller) modifies 'featherweight' (a weight class), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a subordinate/lighter featherweight category (a specific boxing weight division). Even if the precise pound limit is unfamiliar, the basic meaning as a particular, smaller weight class is directly derivable from the constituents and follows common modifier + noun logic.
Etymology
Junior featherweight comes from boxing names: featherweight suggested a very light fighter, 'as light as a feather', and junior means a smaller or lower step below it. So the name now means the light weight class for fighters who weigh no more than 122 pounds.