heavyweight
/ˈheviweɪt/noun
उच्चारण हेविवेट
दिग्गज, प्रभावशाली व्यक्ति
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a person or thing that has a lot of influence or importance
दिग्गज, प्रभावशाली व्यक्ति
- a political heavyweight
- The retired judge is a heavyweight in legal circles, and his opinion is respected.
- The company hired a heavyweight from the financial world as chairman.
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- The film brought together two heavyweights of Indian cinema.
- He is a heavyweight in the field of physics.
Synonyms leading light bigwig giant titan big shot
Opposite lightweight nonentity small fry
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a boxer weighing 79.5 kilograms or more, in the heaviest weight group
(मुक्केबाज़ी में) भारी वर्ग
- a heavyweight champion
- The young boxer hopes to fight in the heavyweight division at the next Olympics.
- The heavyweight knocked out his opponent in the third round.
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- A heavyweight needs great strength and balance.
- She watched the heavyweight match on television.
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heavyweight (noun) in sport
In boxing, wrestling and weightlifting, a heavyweight is a competitor in the heaviest weight class.
Boxing, कुश्ती और भारोत्तोलन में 'heavyweight' सबसे भारी वज़न-श्रेणी का खिलाड़ी होता है।
- The heavyweight from Haryana won the gold medal.
- He fought as a heavyweight for ten years.
a heavyweight in / of + field
For a very important or powerful person or organisation, use heavyweight with in or of and the field.
बहुत महत्त्वपूर्ण या शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति या संस्था के लिए 'heavyweight' के साथ in या of और क्षेत्र का नाम आता है।
- She is a heavyweight in Indian politics.
- Tata is a heavyweight of the business world.
heavyweight (adjective)
As an adjective, heavyweight means serious, important or heavy in weight, and goes before the noun.
Adjective के रूप में 'heavyweight' का अर्थ गंभीर, महत्त्वपूर्ण या वज़न में भारी है, और यह noun से पहले आता है।
- The magazine publishes heavyweight articles on economics.
- He wore a heavyweight jacket in the hills.
heavyweight + noun
It combines with nouns such as champion, title, boxer and bout.
यह champion, title, boxer और bout जैसे nouns के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The heavyweight title will be decided on Sunday.
political / literary heavyweight
The adjective before heavyweight names the area where the person has influence.
Heavyweight से पहले आने वाला adjective उस क्षेत्र को बताता है जिसमें व्यक्ति का प्रभाव है।
- The party sent a political heavyweight to the meeting.
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adjective + heavyweight
politicalliteraryindustrialundisputedformer
- The chairman is an industrial heavyweight.
heavyweight + noun
championtitleboxercontestdivision
- He won the heavyweight title for the third time.
verb + heavyweight
fightbeatfacebecomedefeat
- The young boxer faced a heavyweight in the final.
heavyweight + preposition
in politicsof cinemain the partyamong writers
- She is a heavyweight among Hindi novelists.
heavyweight + abstract noun
debateinterviewanalysisopponent
- The editor wrote a heavyweight analysis of the Budget.
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- The government sent a heavyweight minister to calm the farmers.
सरकार ने किसानों को शांत करने के लिए एक दिग्गज मंत्री को भेजा।
- The heavyweight bout lasted only two rounds.
हैवीवेट मुक़ाबला केवल दो राउंड चला।
- It was a heavyweight clash between the two top teams.
यह दोनों शीर्ष टीमों के बीच एक ज़ोरदार भिड़ंत थी।
- The professor is a heavyweight in the field of linguistics.
प्रोफ़ेसर भाषाविज्ञान के क्षेत्र के दिग्गज हैं।
- He carried a heavyweight blanket for the Himalayan trek.
वह हिमालय की यात्रा के लिए एक मोटा कंबल ले गया।
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✗ He is a heavy weight boxer.
✓ He is a heavyweight boxer.
The boxing class is one word, heavyweight, not two.
मुक्केबाज़ी की वर्ग-श्रेणी एक शब्द 'heavyweight' है, दो अलग शब्द नहीं।
✗ She is a heavyweight on the field of economics.
✓ She is a heavyweight in the field of economics.
Use in the field of, not on the field of, for a subject area.
विषय-क्षेत्र के लिए 'in the field of' आता है, 'on the field of' नहीं।
✗ He is one of the heavyweight in Indian cinema.
✓ He is one of the heavyweights in Indian cinema.
One of must be followed by a plural noun.
'One of' के बाद plural noun आना आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe size or importance, but they differ in sense and tone.
तीनों आकार या महत्त्व का वर्णन करते हैं, पर अर्थ और स्वर में अंतर है।
A competitor in the top weight class, or a very powerful person.
सबसे भारी श्रेणी का खिलाड़ी, या बहुत शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति।
- He is a heavyweight in the film industry.
An informal and slightly humorous word for an important person.
महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक और थोड़ा हास्यपूर्ण शब्द।
- Several bigwigs attended the wedding.
The opposite: a boxer in a lighter class, or a person or thing of little importance.
विपरीत अर्थ: हल्की श्रेणी का मुक्केबाज़, या कम महत्त्व का व्यक्ति या वस्तु।
- The report was a lightweight piece of work.
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heav·y·weight
?Which word?
Keep the important-person words together: heavyweight, bigwig (informal), big shot, magnate (in business), luminary (an expert who inspires others), stalwart.
महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: heavyweight, bigwig (अनौपचारिक), big shot, magnate (व्यापार में), luminary (दूसरों को प्रेरित करने वाला विशेषज्ञ), stalwart।
§Grammar and usage
The opposite lightweight also means a person of little importance or intelligence.
विपरीत lightweight का अर्थ कम महत्व या बुद्धि वाला व्यक्ति भी है।