Understanding the meaning of lightweight

lightweight

/'laɪt,weɪt/

noun
someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
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jackanapes whippersnapper

type of:
nonentity nobody cypher cipher
noun
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
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type of:
pugilist boxer
noun
a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
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gladiator prizefighter
noun
a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
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grappler matman wrestler
adjective
having no importance or influence
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"a lightweight intellect"

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unimportant
adjective
weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
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"a lightweight fabric" "lightweight wood"

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light

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