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Counterpuncher

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes

    "Serena will play the third-seeded Jankovic, the counterpuncher who looked vulnerable after digging too deeply into her physical reserves last season […]."

  2. 2
    A boxer who commonly counterpunches.

Etymology

From counterpunch + -er.

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