pugilist
someone who fights with his fists for sport • Syn: boxer • Derivationally related forms: pugilism, box (for: boxer) • Hypernyms: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper • Hyponyms: bantamweight, slugger, slogger, featherweight, flyweight, heavyweight, junior featherweight, junior lightweight, junior middleweight, junior welterweight, light flyweight, light heavyweight, light middleweight, lightweight, light welterweight, middleweight, prizefighter, gladiator, puncher, sparring partner, sparring mate, stumblebum, palooka, super heavyweight, welterweight
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