as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a prizefighter who is generally acknowledged to be one of the ring's most dangerous men
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Recent Examples of prizefighter
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.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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
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
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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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prizefighter
Noun
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Sydney Sweeney has had quite the year, starring in both the boxer biopic Christy and the gripping thriller The Housemaid.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What the bill faces Critics also allude to former MMA fighters accusing UFC of antitrust violations.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Partisan resistance fighters in WWII, civilians or former military members who were not part of the regular armed forces of the Allies, used guerilla tactics to fight Nazis behind enemy lines.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Prizefighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizefighter. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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