pugilist
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pu·gi·list

noun \ˈpyü-jə-list\

Definition of PUGILIST

: fighter; especially : a professional boxer

Examples of PUGILIST

  1. <a pugilist with the trademark of the boxing ring: a nose that showed signs of having been broken on more than one occasion>

First Known Use of PUGILIST

1790

Other Combat Sports Terms

foil, riposte, welter

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