prizefighter vs lightweight

lightweight vs prizefighter

prizefighter and lightweight both are nouns.

prizefighter is not an adjective while lightweight is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prizefighter	Yes	No	No	No
lightweight	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, lightweight is a hyponym of prizefighter; that is, lightweight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prizefighter:

prizefighter: a professional boxer
lightweight: a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

Other hyponyms of prizefighter include featherweight, heavyweight, cruiserweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight.

prizefighter (noun)	lightweight (noun)
a professional boxer	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 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

prizefighter (adjective)	lightweight (adjective)
	weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
	having no importance or influence

Difference between prizefighter and lightweight

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