heavy

³heavy

noun

plural heav·ies

Definition of HEAVY

1

: heavyweight 2

2

a : a theatrical role of a dignified or somber character; also : an actor playing such a role b : villain 4 c : villain 5 d : someone or something influential, serious, or important e : elite 1b

Examples of HEAVY

1. He played the heavy in film after film.
2. The conference will be attended by several media heavies.
3. They have become one of the industry heavies.

First Known Use of HEAVY

1897

Related to HEAVY

Synonyms: baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, villain, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, wretch

Antonyms: lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch

Related Words: villainess; blackguard; criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor; sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer; cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper; bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw; con, convict, jailbird; assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug; rough, rowdy, tough; loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms: angel, innocent, saint; hero

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