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Definition of Pugilist
1. Noun. Someone who fights with his fists for sport.
Specialized synonyms: Bantamweight, Slogger, Slugger, Featherweight, Flyweight, Heavyweight, Junior Featherweight, Junior Lightweight, Junior Middleweight, Junior Welterweight, Light Flyweight, Light Heavyweight, Light Middleweight, Lightweight, Light Welterweight, Middleweight, Gladiator, Prizefighter, Puncher, Sparring Mate, Sparring Partner, Palooka, Stumblebum, Super Heavyweight, Welterweight
Generic synonyms: Battler, Belligerent, Combatant, Fighter, Scrapper
Derivative terms: Box, Box, Pugilism
Definition of Pugilist
1. n. One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
Definition of Pugilist
1. Noun. One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pugilist
1. one who fights with his fists [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pugilist
Literary usage of Pugilist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Diary North and South by William Howard Russell (1863)
"... ex-pugilist turned Senator—Mr. Cameron—Ball in the officers' huts—Presentation
of standards at Arlington—Dinner at Lord Lyons'—Paper currency—A polyglot ..."
2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... stomachs—A poet-pugilist —Clean-cut, cold, gentle, dry—A respectable female
atheist—The tragedy of the red ants—Voluptuous struggles—A psalm of praise. ..."
3. Twice Around the World with Alexander, Prince of Gospel Singers by George Thompson Brown Davis (1907)
"pugilist ALLEN SUCCUMBS This brings me to the story of the most interesting and
remarkable convert of the Ottawa campaign, Mr. Alf. Allen, the champion ..."
4. Man to Man: The Story of Industrial Democracy by John Leitch (1919)
"... MUST A FOREMAN BE A pugilist? A DOZEN miles out from Cleveland, Ohio, is a
sleepy, dust-covered little town which seems to find its excuse for existence ..."
5. Man to Man: The Story of Industrial Democracy by John Leitch (1919)
"... MUST A FOREMAN BE A pugilist? A DOZEN miles out from Cleveland, Ohio, is a
sleepy, dust-covered little town which seems to find its excuse for existence ..."
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