wel‧ter‧weight /ˈweltəweɪt $ -ər-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: welter 'heavy rider or boxer' (19-20 centuries) (probably from welt 'to hit' (19-20 centuries)) + weight]
a
boxer who weighs less than 66.68 kilograms, and who is heavier than a
lightweight but lighter than a
middleweight [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲