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lightweight vs prizefighter

prizefighter vs lightweight

lightweight and prizefighter both are nouns.

lightweight is an adjective but prizefighter is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lightweight Yes Yes No No
prizefighter Yes No No No
As nouns, prizefighter is a hypernym of lightweight; that is, prizefighter is a word with a broader meaning than lightweight:
  • lightweight: a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
  • prizefighter: a professional boxer
Other hypernyms of lightweight include gladiator.
lightweight (noun) prizefighter (noun)
A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division. a professional boxer
a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
lightweight (adjective) prizefighter (adjective)
weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
having no importance or influence
Difference between lightweight and prizefighter

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