Meanings
plural cruiserweights
- Any of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.
Near-synonym: super middleweight (sometimes synonymous)
Synonyms: super middleweight
- boxingA boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
Synonyms: super middleweight
- governmentA wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
Synonyms: super middleweight
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several weight classes in boxing or wrestling.
nounlight heavyweight
nounA boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
nounA wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
nounA weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the middleweight division and lighter than those in the super heavyweight division.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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cruiserweight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruiserweight
“cruiserweight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruiserweight. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cruiserweight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruiserweight.
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