"bantamweight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bantamweights [plural]
Etymology: From bantam + weight. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bantam|weight}} bantam + weight Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bantamweight (countable and uncountable, plural bantamweights)
  1. (boxing, uncountable) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Boxing Translations (weight in sports): pes gall [masculine] (Catalan), 最輕量級 /最轻量级 (zuìqīngliàngjí) (Chinese Mandarin), kääpiösarja (Finnish), poids coq [masculine] (French), Bantamgewicht [neuter] (German), harmatsúly (Hungarian), waga kogucia [feminine] (Polish), peso-galo [masculine] (Portuguese), peso gallo (Spanish), bantamvikt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bantamweight-en-noun-plKvCtBV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 90 10 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of 'weight in sports': 71 29
  2. (countable) A boxer or other competitor of this weight. Tags: countable Translations (competitor): gall [masculine] (Catalan), 最輕量級拳擊運動員 /最轻量级拳击运动员 (zuìqīngliàngjí quánjī yùndòngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), kääpiösarjalainen (Finnish), Bantamgewichtler [masculine] (German), Bantamgewicht [neuter] (German), lutador peso-galo [masculine] (Portuguese), bantamviktare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bantamweight-en-noun-Z4~xB2Rq Disambiguation of 'competitor': 6 94

Inflected forms

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