OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 25997

heavyweight

/ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pez gordo
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Il and t…
an intellectual heavyweight
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