pugilist
pugilist
nounDefinition of PUGILIST
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists <a pugilist with the trademark of the boxing ring: a nose that showed signs of having been broken on more than one occasion>
Related Words palooka, slugger, stumblebum; bantamweight, cruiserweight, featherweight, flyweight, heavyweight, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, superheavyweight, welterweight
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