Hyphenation of heavyweight

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word heavyweight? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

heavy-weight

Definitions of heavyweight:

1.	An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
2.	A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
3.	A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
4.	A very large person Impressive in size or qualities
5.	A person of exceptional importance and reputation

Synonyms of heavyweight:

adj	heavy
noun	boxer, pugilist
noun	wrestler, grappler, matman
noun	prizefighter, gladiator
noun	giant, hulk, whale, large person
noun	colossus, behemoth, giant, titan, important person, influential person, personage

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.