noun
- boxers or wrestlers competing in the middleweight division, typically weighing between 154 and 160 pounds in professional boxing
- people or things of medium or intermediate size, weight, or importance
Usage: sports
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The middleweights will compete in tonight’s championship bout.
- Several promising middleweights are training at the local gym.
- The tournament features middleweights from around the world.
- These middleweights have impressive records in their division.
- In the business world, these companies are considered middleweights compared to the industry giants.
- The middleweights dominated the competition with their speed and technique.