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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a second-rate prize fighter [syn: stumblebum, palooka]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1924 1. an inexperienced or incompetent boxer 2. oaf, lout

Moby Thesaurus

Chinese boxer, bantamweight, black belt, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer, flyweight, gawk, heavyweight, karate expert, klutz, light heavyweight, lightweight, lobster, looby, lout, lubber, lug, lummox, lump, middleweight, oaf, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, savate expert, sparrer, welterweight