Definitions for welterweight
welterweight
wel·ter·weight
Spelling: [wel-ter-weyt]
IPA: /ˈwɛl tərˌweɪt/
Welterweight is a 12 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.
You can make 315 anagrams from letters in welterweight (eeeghilrttww).
Definitions for welterweight
noun
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a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a lightweight and a middleweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 147 pounds (67 kg).
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(in a steeplechase or hurdle race) a weight of 28 pounds (13 kg) that is assigned to a horse in addition to the poundage assigned based on the age of the horse.
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a rider of steeplechase or hurdle-race horses who, though acting as a jockey, is of comparatively average weight and not small or lightweight as a professional jockey; heavyweight rider.
Origin of welterweight
First recorded in 1815-25; welter2 + weight
Examples for welterweight
Hey, and don't forget there's the welterweight fight between Murdoch's New York Post and Mort Zuckerman's Daily News.
As a welterweight, Milt had learned to depend on speed and quick hands.
Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.
My brother said the welterweight got what was coming to him because he hadn't intelligence enough to stay where he belonged.