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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Recent Examples of boxer
It's been a long year for boxer Ryan Garcia.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
The 12-round bout shapes up as a crossroads fight for both boxers.
—John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
Hill’s father, Virgil, a boxer, earned a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Games.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
His 2024 fight with retired professional boxer Mike Tyson, drew in 108 million live global viewers, according to Netflix.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
The 12-round bout shapes up as a crossroads fight for both boxers.
—John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
Hill’s father, Virgil, a boxer, earned a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Games.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
His 2024 fight with retired professional boxer Mike Tyson, drew in 108 million live global viewers, according to Netflix.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
Noun
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The missile can be deployed from fighter jets and bombers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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The fighters’ first meeting happened more than a half-decade after fans first began to clamor for an obvious matchup between two similarly sized greats.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Organizers are expecting some 1,500 Olympians, a bit over half those who competed in the Games, to parade into the monument built in the first century for gladiator fights and exotic animal hunts.—
Colleen Barry,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some 1,500 Olympians, a bit over half those who competed in the Games, paraded into the monument built in the first century for gladiator fights and exotic animal hunts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The explosive jazz‑rock pianist – known for redefining piano performance with the physicality of a prizefighter and the swagger of a rock guitarist – is set to turn the DIA’s auditorium into something closer to a sonic combustion chamber.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mustafa Fteja, 54, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday to obstructing justice, admitting to playing a key role in the bribery plot, which threw Gogic’s trial into disarray and landed the prizefighter’s lawyer in the crosshairs of a federal investigation.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Before his coaching career, Berube was a bona fide pugilist and still ranks seventh all-time in NHL penalty minutes.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, heavyweight Ross Johnston has been more than a pugilist for the Ducks, posting career highs in assists and points before the halfway mark of the campaign.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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