1. boxers or wrestlers competing in the middleweight division, typically weighing between 154 and 160 pounds in professional boxing
Usage: sports
2. people or things of medium or intermediate size, weight, or importance
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.