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| Main Entry: |
pugilist
 [pyoo-juh-list] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boxer |
| Synonyms: | contender, fighter, prize fighter |
| Main Entry: | fighter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person engaged in hostile encounter |
| Synonyms: | GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, battler, belligerent, boxer, brawler, bruiser, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, gladiator, heavy*, jouster, mercenary, militant, opponent, person-at-arms, pugilist, punching bag, rival, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, soldier, tanker, warlord, warrior, wildcat |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boxer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prizefighter |
| Synonyms: | fighter, pugilist |
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Example Sentences
- But, it graphically characterizes the pugilist as to type.
- Yet so far she has proved to be no great shakes as a pugilist.
- Yurchenko wore a beret and battle fatigues and had the face of a pugilist who'd taken too many punches.
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