English-Finnish translations for heavyweight

• raskassarja
• raskassarjalainen
  Moni raskassarjalainen joutuu siirtymään kevyeen sarjaan. Many a heavyweight one day is a lightweight the next.
  Emme halua, että maasta, jonka liittyminen synnyttää näin paljon erimielisyyttä, tulee Euroopan unionissa politiikan raskassarjalainen. We do not want a country whose accession arouses such controversy to become a political heavyweight in the European Union.

Definition of heavyweight

• A very large, heavy, or impressive person
• The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division
• Of the heavyweight boxing division
• Being a leader in one's field

Examples

• an intellectual heavyweight

Related words

• heavy
• heavy-hearted
• heavyness
• superheavy
• heavy-handed
• top-heavy
• heavyset
• heavy-duty
• heavyhanded