bantamweight
/ˈbæntəmˌweɪt/
noun
- A weight class in boxing and other combat sports, between flyweight and featherweight, with an upper limit of 118 pounds (53.5 kg) for professional boxing.
- The boxer moved up from flyweight to bantamweight to find tougher competition.
- Bantamweight fighters are known for their speed and agility in the ring.
- She won the bantamweight title after a unanimous decision in the championship match.
- A person or animal that is small but aggressive or spirited.
- In the debate club, she was a bantamweight who always won arguments with sharp logic.
- Despite being a bantamweight on the team, he never backed down from a challenge.
- The little terrier was a bantamweight, but it chased off much larger dogs.