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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And the latest in the long line of big-name boxers to come to blows will be Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford who fight against one another on Saturday.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Passers-by reportedly pulled the dog — a mix of boxer, bull Arab and Irish wolfhound — off Blyton while calling for help.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Dominican actor Jan Luis Castellanos has signed to play the late boxer in the film.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Jud sees faith as redemptive, having turned to it after causing the death of a fellow boxer in his youth, while Wicks uses shame in his preaching.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Passers-by reportedly pulled the dog — a mix of boxer, bull Arab and Irish wolfhound — off Blyton while calling for help.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Dominican actor Jan Luis Castellanos has signed to play the late boxer in the film.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Jud sees faith as redemptive, having turned to it after causing the death of a fellow boxer in his youth, while Wicks uses shame in his preaching.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
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The aerial display, featuring the Red Arrows and F-35 fighter jets from both British and American forces, is intended as a symbolic gesture of military partnership.—
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Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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But Paris also is spotted with plaques marking where Nazi forces murdered Resistance fighters and Jews during that city’s occupation.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave draws inspiration from Roman gladiator Colosseum games.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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They were infames lumped in with gladiators and prostitutes at the very bottom of the social ladder.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as Balrog Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent, will play Balrog, the boxer initially modeled on real-life prizefighter Mike Tyson.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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But on a tour on which Lamar stands as the equivalent of an undefeated prizefighter with no close suitors, a bold visionary taking hip-hop and dialect places seldom explored, the disconnect is too severe.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Why Exit Planning Can’t Wait Returning to our boxing metaphor, a big plot point of Rocky IV centers on the pugilist’s unease with complacency.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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She is next slated to appear in the boxing drama Christy, based on the life of real professional pugilist Christy Martin.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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