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Pugilist Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Pugilist has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

someone who fights with his fists for sport

2

One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

See Also
pugilism fisticuffer fist prize fighter boxer pugilistic bottleholder pugnacious
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
combatant
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bantamweight slugger featherweight flyweight heavyweight junior featherweight junior lightweight junior middleweight junior welterweight light flyweight light heavyweight light middleweight lightweight light welterweight middleweight prizefighter puncher sparring partner stumblebum super heavyweight welterweight
Rhyming Words
ist nist kist uist hist bist dist list jist wist mist sist iist cist rist gist fist trist feist boist
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