Search Result for "welterweight": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase);

2. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds;

3. a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds;

4. a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n. 1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

welterweight n 1: a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase) 2: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds 3: a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds 4: a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "welterweight": Chinese boxer, bantamweight, black belt, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, catchweight, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer, flyweight, heavyweight, karate expert, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, palooka, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, savate expert, sparrer