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
My dad always wanted to be a boxer, but his mum and dad said no.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
Starring Park Bo-gum (When Life Gives You Tangerines) as boxer Yoon Dong-ju and with the The Good Bad Mother director Shim Na-yeon behind the camera, the drama was poised to be one of 2025’s big hits.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
One of the youngest boxers to ever make their professional debut was Wilfred Benítez, who did so at the age of 15 in 1958.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 July 2025
Screenshots from a July 15 Instagram video of a female boxer helping her doggy sibling escape from the kennel to go back to breeding.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
Starring Park Bo-gum (When Life Gives You Tangerines) as boxer Yoon Dong-ju and with the The Good Bad Mother director Shim Na-yeon behind the camera, the drama was poised to be one of 2025’s big hits.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
One of the youngest boxers to ever make their professional debut was Wilfred Benítez, who did so at the age of 15 in 1958.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 July 2025
Screenshots from a July 15 Instagram video of a female boxer helping her doggy sibling escape from the kennel to go back to breeding.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
Noun
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However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is an unflinching look behind the facade of a fighter, and a role that sees Dwayne Johnson reinvent himself as the ROCKY of a new generation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Toughness is a prerequisite for these gladiators to play this violent sport.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Simply enormous fun would be to see a fine stretch duel between the two Breeders’ Classic gladiators this afternoon, and arguably even more fun for a goodly portion of the players would be to see Fierceness turn the tables and edge out his rock-hard rival.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
19 May 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
Noun
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Even Kamala Harris, maybe especially Harris, fits that insider image, and certainly Gavin Newsom, despite zigzagging from centrist to pugilist, can’t forward his presidential ambitions as anything but old-guard.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 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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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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