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Light"weight` (l&ī;t"w&ā;t`), n. One of less than average weight; specif.: In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighing not more than 133 pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds). [wns=1]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A person of small importance or mental ability, especially one who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous. [wns=2] [Colloq., Chiefly U. S.]
Syn. -- whippersnapper, jackanapes.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

3. a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds. [wns=3]
[WordNet 1.5]

 

Light"weight`, a. 1. Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or animal who is a lightweight.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. made of thin cloth, of relatively little weight; -- of clothing or fabrics; as, lightweight fabrics. [wns=1]
[WordNet 1.5]