/'weltəweɪt; `wɛltɚ,wet/
n boxer weighing between
61 and
67 kilograms, next above lightweight 次中量级拳击手（体重在61至67公斤之间者）
*Throughout his career, he fought as a welterweight/at welterweight. 他在整个拳击生涯中都是以次中量级参赛.
* [attrib 作定语] a welterweight contest 次中量级拳击赛.

n[C]
[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