Welterweight

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n.
     1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is
        called a {heavy welterweight}) sometimes imposed in
        addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and
        hurdle races.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between
        that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  welterweight
       n 1: a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a
            horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
       2: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
       3: a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
       4: a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "welterweight":
     Chinese boxer, bantamweight, black belt, boxer, brown belt,
     bruiser, catchweight, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer,
     flyweight, heavyweight, karate expert, light heavyweight,
     lightweight, middleweight, palooka, prizefighter, pug, pugilist,
     savate expert, sparrer