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.
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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
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
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Roberto Duran, the Central American nation’s most famous son, is one of the greatest boxers in history.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Klitschko and his brother Vitali are both heavyweight world-champion boxers and heroes in their native Ukraine.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Federal agents training alongside UFC fighters, a title contender working out inside FBI headquarters and a UFC event on White House grounds would have sounded like satire just a few years ago.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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As violent as these bouts get, fighters agree to honor the rules, even mid-pummeling.—
Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Noun
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These modern-day gladiators like to unwind by swapping Pikachus for Charmanders.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The find also suggests female beast hunters persisted for several decades longer than female gladiators who fought other people, Manas says.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Prizefighters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizefighters. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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