lightweight
light·weight / ˈlītˌwāt/ • n. 1. a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 125 to 132 pounds (57 to 60 kg). ∎ a boxer or other competitor of this weight.2. a person or thing that is lightly built or constructed. ∎ a person of little importance or influence, esp. in a particular sphere: he was regarded as a political lightweight.• adj. 1. of thin material or build and weighing less than average: a lightweight gray suit.2. containing little serious matter: the newspaper is lightweight and trivial.
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