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welterweight

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welterweight /ˈwɛltɚˌweɪt/ noun
plural welterweights
welterweight
/ˈwɛltɚˌweɪt/
noun
plural welterweights
Learner's definition of WELTERWEIGHT
[count]
: a fighter in a class of boxers who weigh up to 147 pounds (67 kilograms) : a boxer who is heavier than a lightweight and lighter than a middleweight(体重最高为147磅或67公斤的)次中量级拳击手often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
BNC: 29345 COCA: 26415

welterweight

noun

wel·​ter·​weight ˈwel-tər-ˌwāt How to pronounce welterweight (audio)
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 147 pounds compare lightweight, middleweight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Even as a 6-foot-10, 265-pound NBA player, Udoka Azubuike was almost too starstruck for a moment to simply go right up to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, despite their meeting being prearranged. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Murray pointed out that the Middle East is rich in MMA talent, noting that the PFL already has one Middle Eastern star on its roster, welterweight Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi, who hails from Jordan. Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Barrios is moving up to welterweight for the first time Saturday. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2022 In this March 2, 2019, file photo, Kamaru Usman celebrates after his win against Tyron Woodley in a welterweight mixed martial arts title fight at UFC 235 in Las Vegas. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 June 2022 The undercard will feature Detroit native Marlon Harrington (7-0, 7 KOs) in a super welterweight fight against Azael Cosio; Joseph Hicks Jr., a Grand Rapids native who trains in Lansing, will also box in a middleweight fight. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2022 As for Burns, the defeat is only his second as a UFC welterweight. Nolan King, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2022 Ken has the frame of a 170 pounder, a welterweight. Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health, 14 June 2022 Bouts were scheduled by weight class so that smaller boxers like junior lightweight Lázaro Álvarez, a three-time Olympic bronze medalist, and welterweight Roniel Iglesias, a two-time Olympic champion, fought earlier in the evening. New York Times, 30 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

welter "a heavyweight horseman or boxer" (of obscure origin) + weight entry 1

Note: Compare welter in Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary: "anything large of its kind; a 'whopper'" (attestation mostly from west Midlands).

First Known Use

circa 1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of welterweight was circa 1892
BNC: 29345 COCA: 26415

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