super heavyweight
1
4.0
- noun
- /ˈsuːpər ˈhɛviˌweɪt/
- Specialized
:
súper pesado
- The U.S. super heavyweight Olympic lifter is nearly 340 pounds—and proud of it.
- medal in the super heavyweight
- super heavyweight final
Examples
-
With a market cap as large as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google combined, Apple is the super heavyweight of the bunch.
Blog text (26) -
- Super heavyweight.
-
On Monday, Azerbaijan's other remaining fighter, a super heavyweight named Magomedrasul Medzhidov, fought hard against Magomed Omarov, a Russian.
Blog text (17) -
In boxing, a competitor must weigh over 201 pounds to qualify as a super heavyweight.
-
The super heavyweight division features the largest fighters, often weighing over 250 pounds.
-
Jake is training hard to compete as a super heavyweight in the upcoming championship.
Antonyms
- Specialized
5
3.5
A weight class in fighting sports for fighters heavier than featherweight and lighter than welterweight
How Heavy
- Specialized
1
4.0
118
2.8
- Specialized
10
3.5
24
4.6
- Specialized
5
3.5
- Specialized
3
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the heaviest weight class above the heavyweight limit' is transparently built from 'super' (an intensifier meaning very/above) plus 'heavyweight' (a fighter/weight class), so the overall sense is a straightforward extension. This compounding/affixal pattern is regular in English (and mirrored in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Super heavyweight is a name from boxing and other combat sports, where fighters are grouped by weight. It adds super (meaning 'above' or 'more than') to heavyweight, so it names the class for the very heaviest fighters who are over the usual weight limit.