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
Like a boxer playing rope-a-dope, the away side absorbed much of what Arsenal had to throw at them in the first half and were unlucky not to have provided their own sucker punch after Dwight McNeil had two excellent chances in quick succession.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Playing boxer Jake LaMotta, Robert De Niro gave all of his mind and body to this portrait of a man destroyed by his anger, his jealousies, his pride, his retrograde notions of manhood.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Starla, a young boxer that had been excitedly jumping on the visitors, seemed to sense that something serious was happening.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
While the professional boxer has expressed his political opinions and supported the president online, Paul has not announced a political campaign.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Playing boxer Jake LaMotta, Robert De Niro gave all of his mind and body to this portrait of a man destroyed by his anger, his jealousies, his pride, his retrograde notions of manhood.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Starla, a young boxer that had been excitedly jumping on the visitors, seemed to sense that something serious was happening.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
While the professional boxer has expressed his political opinions and supported the president online, Paul has not announced a political campaign.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
Noun
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The first obstacle for the marines would be getting their ships—which would be carrying combat troops, helicopters, fighter jets, and amphibious assault vehicles—to successfully land on the islands.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 48-year-old business owner and former MMA fighter has been known to work across the aisle and has strong relationships with some Democrats, which Heinrich and Fetterman have cited for their support.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of Romans once flocked to this arena to watch gladiators battle each other and wild animals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Researchers using advanced imaging technology have deciphered 79 previously invisible inscriptions — including love notes, drawings of gladiators, and everyday messages — on a wall in the ancient city of Pompeii, offering a rare window into the lives of ordinary people nearly 2,000 years ago.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 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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The true-life sports biopic unleashes Leo as Alice, the loud, over-the-top matriarch of a large Boston family and manager mom to Micky Ward, a championship boxing contender trained by his drug-addict pugilist half-brother Dicky.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Boricua pugilist rode a prolonged winning streak heading into his match with Mexican fighter Salvador Sánchez in August 1981.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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