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1. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
    
2. A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
    
3. A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
    
4. A very large person; impressive in size or qualities
   - giant, hulk, whale
    
5. A person of exceptional importance and reputation
   - colossus, behemoth, giant, titan
    
6. A weight class division in combat sports, often the heaviest.
   - super heavyweight

Derived forms: heavyweights

Type of: boxer, gladiator, grappler, important person, influential person, large person, matman [informal], personage, prizefighter, pugilist, weight class, wrestler

Encyclopedia: Heavyweight