prizefighters

plural of prizefighter
as in boxers
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 prizefighters But Ford had stripped these two unpainted entries down to the chassis, like prizefighters shedding final pounds before weigh-in. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prizefighters
Noun
  • Anthony LaRoque was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants and red boxers, with a long black-and-white lanyard hanging from his pocket.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The feather earrings draw from Our Lady of Doves (1988), while one dress repeats a drawing of two boxers that is another recurring motif of Drexler’s appearing in color, Going Down, and black and white, On the Nose (both 1991).
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Houthi fighters in Yemen have increased attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia, and the kingdom’s East-West oil pipeline, a key route for Saudi crude exports, has shut down amid attacks.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Both fighters carried Legion sensor systems equipped with a pre-production version of L3Harris’ HiveLink.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Rome — Rome’s ancient Colosseum, where gladiators were once gored by wild animals to the delight of cheering crowds, has never exactly been associated with safety.
    — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This pair has a subtle gladiator-like design (ICYMI, gladiators are back), with straps wrapping slightly up the ankle.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Prizefighters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizefighters. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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