pugilist

noun

pu·gi·list ˈpyü-jə-list

: fighter

especially : a professional boxer

Examples of pugilist in a Sentence

a pugilist with the trademark of the boxing ring: a nose that showed signs of having been broken on more than one occasion

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Carbajal does some dapper clowning around and Morales-Woolery is a very funny faux pugilist but the comedy never quite catches fire. —

Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024 Bloom is the center of the drama, his handsome leading man visage transformed by prosthetics that give him a broken nose, cauliflower ears, and a pugilist's demeanor. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024 By contrast, a court transformed into a pugilist for right-wing partisans has tanked its public approval and spread legal chaos, which inevitably follows radical departures from precedent. —

Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 23 July 2024 The fitness center even has a full-size boxing ring where a champion pugilist offers private lessons. —

Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pugilist