Definitions
a person of exceptional importance and reputation
Word origin
From heavy + weight.
Used in a sentence
“an intellectual heavyweight”
“Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Who's he? Patrick: He's only the most popular kid in school. Allen Gregory: Ah, the two heavyweights finally meet. Sure you're tired of all the buzz. Allen Gregory DeLongpre.”
“The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
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