English noun: pugilist |
1. | pugilist (person) someone who fights with his fists for sport |
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| Synonyms | boxer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bantamweight, featherweight, flyweight, gladiator, heavyweight, junior featherweight, junior lightweight, junior middleweight, junior welterweight, light flyweight, light heavyweight, light middleweight, light welterweight, lightweight, middleweight, palooka, prizefighter, puncher, slogger, slugger, sparring mate, sparring partner, stumblebum, super heavyweight, welterweight |
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