Synonyms of prizefighter

prizefighter

noun

ˈprīz-ˌfī-tər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boxer
• fighter
• gladiator
• pugilist
• pug
• slugger
• middleweight
• welterweight
• heavyweight
• bantamweight
• featherweight
• palooka
• lightweight
• flyweight
• light heavyweight
• cruiserweight
• stumblebum
• superheavyweight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prizefighter

Certainly, as too many prizefighters like the now-48-year-old and occasional exhibition-bout-fighting Floyd Mayweather have learned the hard way, not paying attention to the money and the purse has consequences above and beyond the fine print in or out of your prime. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026

Ahead of New York’s mayoral election last month, a billboard for Polymarket in Times Square showed Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo face to face, but with their photos edited to give them bare chests, like prizefighters at a weigh-in. — Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025

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

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