Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A boxer; one who fights with his fists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who fights with his
fists ; especially a professional prize fighter; aboxer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who fights with his fists for sport
Etymologies
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Examples
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According to the OED, a pugilist is one who practices the art of boxing -- a boxer or a fighter.
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The pugilist is his own general and never learns the high lessons of obedience; the soldier learns to subordinate himself to his commander, and to fight bravely and effectively under the direction of another.
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army T. G. Steward
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The fact that foreign nations are able to thrash them does not convince them that those nations are superior, any more than a gentleman's physical defeat by a pugilist would satisfy him that the pugilist is a better man.
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Thirdly, there is the tendency of the press, which is now the great moulder of public opinion, to take what we may call the pugilist's view of international controversies.
Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 Edwin Lawrence Godkin 1866
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The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said at the time there was "Buckley's chance" of Mr Harkins becoming a Labor Senator, calling him a "pugilist".
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Among the spectators was Khamzat Dzhabrailov, 54, a former Soviet middleweight boxing champion who used to spar with Kadyrov when the latter was a teenage pugilist, said: "The Brazilians are afraid to play strongly because Ramzan will break their necks if they win."
For football fans in Grozny, it's just like watching Brazil. No, really 2011
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But Gingrich the pugnacious pugilist has not been satisfied to rest on his unpleasantness.
John Feffer: The New Marx John Feffer 2012
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But Gingrich the pugnacious pugilist has not been satisfied to rest on his unpleasantness.
John Feffer: The New Marx John Feffer 2012
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In the offseason, General Manager George McPhee felt the Caps needed to toughen up, so the club traded for pugilist DJ King.
Statistical analysis: Midseason Capitals awards Neil Greenberg 2011
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Ed Balls used the leadership campaign to showcase how effective he can be as a pugilist against the government.
Ed Miliband: You thought fighting your brother was tough. That was the easy bit Andrew Rawnsley 2010
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