heavy-weight
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
heavyweight \heavyweight\ n.
1. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. a very large person.
Syn: giant, hulk.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. a person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Syn: colossus, behemoth, giant, titan.
[WordNet 1.5]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "heavyweight":
Chinese boxer, Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, bad influence,
bantamweight, big, big boy, big cheese, big wheel, big-league,
big-name, big-time, big-timer, bigwig, bigwigged, black belt,
blimp, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, catchweight, chief,
consequential, considerable, court, double-barreled, earthshaking,
eminence grise, fat, fat cat, fatty, featherweight, fighter,
fisticuffer, five-percenter, flyweight, friend at court,
good influence, grand, gray eminence, great, heavy, hefty,
hidden hand, high-powered, hippo, important, influence,
influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, karate expert, key,
kingmaker, leaden, leader, light heavyweight, lightweight, lion,
lobby, lobbyist, lords of creation, lump, major, man of influence,
manipulator, massive, massy, material, middleweight, momentous,
name, open sesame, overweight, palooka, ponderous, potbelly,
powers that be, pressure group, prizefighter, pug, pugilist,
roly-poly, savate expert, self-important, significant,
sinister influence, sparrer, special interests,
special-interest group, substantial, superior, swagbelly,
the Establishment, tub, tub of lard, tun, very important person,
weighty, welterweight, wheeler-dealer, wire-puller,
world-shaking
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