lightweight

lightweight
/luyt"wayt'/, adj.
1. light in weight.
2. being lighter in weight, texture, etc., than another item or object of identical use, quality, or function: a lightweight topcoat; a lightweight alloy for ship construction.
3. without seriousness of purpose; trivial or trifling: lightweight reading.
4. of or pertaining to a lightweight: He's the new lightweight contender.
5. (of a horse, esp. a hunter) able to carry up to 165 lb. (75 kg).
n.
6. a person of less than average weight.
7. Informal. a person who is of little influence, importance, or effect.
8. a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a featherweight and a welterweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing between 126 and 135 lb. (56.7-61 kg).
[1765-75; LIGHT2 + WEIGHT]

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