Welterweight
Nounवेल्टरवेट
Definition
A weight category in boxing and other sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight; also refers to a person or thing of medium or modest weight or importance.
Contextual Sentence: "He won the welterweight title after a closely contested bout that went the full twelve rounds."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): Welter (to roll) + weight = tossing around at a middle weight class.
Synonyms
middleweight class
mediumweight
intermediate weight
Antonyms
heavyweight
lightweight
featherweight