pugilist

pu·gi·lism  (pyj-lzm)

n.

The skill, practice, and sport of fighting with the fists; boxing.

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[From Latin pugil, pugilist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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pugi·list n.

pugi·listic adj.

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pugilist

a person who flghts with his flsts; prizeflghter.

See also: Boxing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport boxer bantamweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds slugger, slogger - a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting) featherweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds flyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds junior featherweight - weighs no more than 122 pounds junior lightweight - weighs no more than 130 pounds junior middleweight - weighs no more than 154 pounds junior welterweight - weighs no more than 140 pounds light flyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds light heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds light middleweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds lightweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds light welterweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds middleweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds prizefighter, gladiator - a professional boxer puncher - someone who delivers punches sparring mate, sparring partner - a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight palooka, stumblebum - a second-rate prize fighter super heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds welterweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds

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pugilist

noun boxer, fighter, bruiser (informal), prizefighter He was a noted amateur pugilist.

Translations

pugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] N → púgil m, pugilista m

pugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] (old-fashioned) n → pugiliste m

pugilist

n (form) → Faustkämpfer(in) m(f)

pugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] n (frm) → pugile m

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pugilist [ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst] n (frm) → pugile m