noun · rare

pugilist

pugilist · pugilists

боксер, боксерka

боксёр

Boxer, Boxerin

One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighterOne who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

UK/ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪlɪst/US/ˈpju(ː).d͡ʒəlɪst/

Meaning

2 senses

One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
Boxer, Boxerin
боксёрboksjór
боксе́рboksér, боксе́рkaboksérka
someone who fights with their fists for sport
(figuratively)One who engages in rhetorical attacks, for himself or on behalf of another.

Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

one who fights with their fists — see also boxer:

Русский

By meaning 1

one who fights with their fists — see also boxer:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

one who fights with their fists — see also boxer:

Origin

From Latin pugil (“boxer”) + -ist, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *p

From Latin pugil (“boxer”) + -ist, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”). Compare contemporary pugilism (“boxing”) (1791).

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