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prizefighter

noun as in pugilist

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In Arizona, he likened Harris, who had called for another debate, to “a prizefighter who lost the fight” — although post-debate polls have consistently shown that voters by wide margins believe she won Tuesday night’s face-off.

“She immediately said we want another debate … You know what happens when you’re a prizefighter and you lose? You immediately want a new fight.”

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He held his hands up over his head like a prizefighter, which got some laughs.

A tamandua, or collared anteater, with prizefighter arms and curved claws that break open termite mounds, tried to ignore a car full of onlookers.

He’s been a prizefighter for 18 years, about a year longer than Aaron Rodgers has been a NFL quarterback.

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