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pugilist

Pugilist is a fancy word for boxer, one who indulges in the noble art of pugilism, or fighting with one's fists.

Be warned when people use the term pugilist or you see it in the paper. Nowadays such a term is often sarcastic in tone and critical of boxing's claims for legitimacy, often suggesting it's essentially savagery masquerading as sport. If you hear "the term "fighter" you can be more certain it's used with approval, or at least without prejudice.

DEFINITIONS OF: pugilist

n someone who fights with his fists for sport

Synonyms:: boxer

Examples:: show 9 examples...; hide 9 examples...; Cassius Marcellus Clay
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942); James John Corbett
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933); William Harrison Dempsey
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983); Charles Liston
United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970); Joseph Louis Barrow
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981); Rocco Marciano
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969); Sugar Ray Robinson
United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989); James Joseph Tunney
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978); Michael Gerald Tyson
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)

Types:: show 27 types...; hide 27 types...; bantamweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds; slogger, slugger
a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches; featherweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds; flyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds; heavyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds; junior featherweight
weighs no more than 122 pounds; junior lightweight
weighs no more than 130 pounds; junior middleweight
weighs no more than 154 pounds; junior welterweight
weighs no more than 140 pounds; light flyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds; light heavyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds; light middleweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds; lightweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds; light welterweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds; middleweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds; gladiator, prizefighter
a professional boxer; puncher
someone who delivers punches; sparring mate, sparring partner
a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight; palooka, stumblebum
a second-rate prize fighter; super heavyweight
an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds; welterweight
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds; featherweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds; heavyweight
a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds; cruiserweight, light heavyweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds; lightweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds; middleweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds; welterweight
a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds

Type of:: battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper
someone who fights (or is fighting)

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