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
  • As a teenager and young adult, Tae-ha had a bright future as one of South Korea’s best young boxers.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Next up, Average Joes versus NFL players, NHL players and pro boxers!
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The key question for the inflation-fighters at the Fed — not to mention for consumers struggling with high gas and grocery prices — is how quickly those one-time effects will fade.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Assad fled the capital Damascus as rebel fighters closed in nearly two years ago, and is currently in Russia, where he and his family were granted asylum on humanitarian grounds.
    Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Greeks branded their slaves; the Romans tattooed their gladiators.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • She was seen Monday in New York wearing a plunging archival Alberta Ferretti minidress and Sophia Webster heeled gladiators.
    Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

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“Prizefighters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizefighters. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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