welterweight
Definition
A weight class in professional boxing and mixed martial arts, typically for fighters weighing between 140 and 147 pounds (63.5 to 66.7 kg), positioned between lightweight and middleweight.
A boxer, wrestler, or combatant competing in this division.
Informally, a person or thing of moderate size or importance, caught in a chaotic mix.
Examples
After months of pizza-fueled denial, Jake finally cut down to welterweight and stepped into the ring looking sharper than his ex's insults.
The welterweight champ danced around his opponent like a caffeinated squirrel dodging traffic.
She's a welterweight in negotiations—pounds the table just enough to win without breaking a sweat.
In the welterweight division of office drama, Bob's stapler wars were legendary but ultimately lightweight.