cruiserweight
cruiserweight · cruiserweights
Any of several weight classes in boxing or wrestlingAny of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.
Meaning
4 sensesAny of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.
Near-synonym: super middleweight (sometimes synonymous)
Any of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.
A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the middleweight division and lighter than those in the super heavyweight division.
A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(UK, obsolete)Light heavyweight
Origin
From cruiser + weight.From cruiser + weight.
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Forms
plural: cruiserweights| Singular | cruiserweight |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds:light heavyweight
- A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the middleweight division and lighter than those in the super heavyweight division.:light heavyweight