Pugilist definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PU'GILIST, n. A boxer; one who fights with his fists.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who fights with his fists for sport [syn: boxer, pugilist]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1790 fighter; especially a professional boxer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a boxer, esp. a professional. Derivatives: pugilism n. pugilistic adj. Etymology: L pugil boxer

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pugilist Pu"gil*ist, n. [L. pugil.] One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pugilists) A pugilist is a boxer. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Boxer.

Foolish Dictionary

A close-fisted party who is often roped in but never gives up till he's out.

Moby Thesaurus

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