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bantamweight

ban·tam·weight
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ban-tuh m-weyt]
    • /ˈbæn təmˌweɪt/
    • /ˈbæn.təm.weɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ban-tuh m-weyt]
    • /ˈbæn təmˌweɪt/

Definitions of bantamweight word

  • countable noun bantamweight A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight. 3
  • noun bantamweight a professional boxer weighing 112–118 pounds (51–53.5 kg) 3
  • noun bantamweight an amateur boxer weighing 51–54 kg (112–119 pounds) 3
  • noun bantamweight (as modifier) 3
  • noun bantamweight a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115–126 pounds (52–57 kg)) 3
  • noun bantamweight a boxer between a flyweight and a junior featherweight, with a maximum weight of 118 pounds (53.53 kg) 3

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Origin of bantamweight

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; bantam + weight

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Parts of speech for Bantamweight

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bantamweight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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