as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
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However, skinfolds remain the most common method for now, with some clubs testing every four weeks or more, far more frequently than at GB Boxing, where the nation’s best amateur boxers train and weight is crucial, yet testing is only done three or four times a year.
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
He is seen wearing essential styles from the collections, like the cotton and stretch five-inch boxers.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025
Cameroonian boxer Cindy Ngamba, 26, became the first-ever medalist for the Refugee Olympic Team after taking home the bronze in the women's 75 kg boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey Wright: Grooming by Janice Kinjo at The Wall Group using Bevel and Jaxon Lane; Wardrobe by Dior Men (jacket and shirt), Uniqlo (thermal), Calvin Klein (boxers), TDF Costume Collection (hat), Louis Vuitton (shoes), Falke (socks); Prop Styling by Lux Wright.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
He is seen wearing essential styles from the collections, like the cotton and stretch five-inch boxers.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025
Cameroonian boxer Cindy Ngamba, 26, became the first-ever medalist for the Refugee Olympic Team after taking home the bronze in the women's 75 kg boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey Wright: Grooming by Janice Kinjo at The Wall Group using Bevel and Jaxon Lane; Wardrobe by Dior Men (jacket and shirt), Uniqlo (thermal), Calvin Klein (boxers), TDF Costume Collection (hat), Louis Vuitton (shoes), Falke (socks); Prop Styling by Lux Wright.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
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The two fought on competing networks (Stevenson only wanted to fight on Showtime; Kovalev was an HBO fighter), and no deal could ever be made.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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As public anger over the clip grew, fighters in armored vehicles amassed overnight outside Jaramana and began shelling the city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group based in Britain.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, because the Romans cremated their dead for many years, archaeologists have not found many gladiator bodies.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the trailer Season 4 of the Emmy-winning program, streaming May 15 on Netflix, MrBeast leads a galactic gladiator ring with dinosaur-riding mutants and John Oliver plays an adorable robot butler.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the next scene, the boy is no longer dressed like a prizefighter, but in street clothes with a teddy bear sticking out of his backpack, embracing his parents.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Buffalo this year was the prizefighter dropping his gloves, sticking out his chin and daring any of three opponents to land a haymaker.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Bernthal, with his handsome pugilist’s profile, plays Braxton’s emotions explosively close to the surface.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Eriksen can be a skilled on-ball creator but is more poet than pugilist when competing for loose balls.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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