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heavyweight

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heavyweight
heavyweight /ˈheviweɪt/ noun [countable]
1. someone or something that is very important or has a lot of influence:
    one of the heavyweights of the movie industry
2. a boxer who weighs more than 86.18 kilograms, and who belongs to the heaviest weight class of boxers