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Definition of: featherweight
(feth′ər·wāt′) noun
1. A boxer or wrestler weighing from 118 to 126 pounds.
2. The least weight allowed to a race horse in a handicap.
3. A person weighing very little; hence, anyone of little ability or importance.
—adjective Of little weight; insignificant; unimportant.
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