pugilist

[ pyoo-juh-list ]

/ ˈpyu dʒə lɪst /

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noun

a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.

Origin of pugilist

1780–90; <Latin pugil (see pugilism) + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM pugilist

pu·gi·lis·tic, adjectivepu·gi·lis·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·pu·gil·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby pugilist

pugging, puggree, puggy, pugh, pugilism, pugilist, pugil stick, Pugin, Puglia, pugmark, pug mill

Example sentences from the Web for pugilist

Pol´-lux, β Geminorum, Ovid's "Pugil," the pugilist of the two brothers.
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott
Stubby was a bar-room loafer who had been at one time something of a pugilist.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt|Edward Stratemeyer
The pugilist bent forward in agony, his mouth opening as though in protest.
Frigid Fracas|Dallas McCord Reynolds
All his own fights put together had never reduced the pugilist to such a state of agitation.
Rodney Stone|Arthur Conan Doyle

The pugilist whose trainer he consented to become was sure to win.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo