Pugilist

//ˈpju(ː).d͡ʒəlɪst//

Synonyms for "pugilist" (73 found)

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Noun(1 words)
boxer

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Related words (36)

Noun(1 words)
pug

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6 relation types

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

65 translations across 40 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • πύκτης noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُلَاكِم noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Basque

1 entries
  • boxeolari noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • боксьор noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Catalan

2 entries
  • boxador noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • boxejador noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 拳師 /拳师 noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • 拳手 noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • 拳擊手 /拳击手 noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Czech

1 entries
  • boxer noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Dutch

3 entries
  • bokser noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • pugilist noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • vuistvechter noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Faroese

1 entries
  • nevaleikari noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Finnish

1 entries
  • nyrkkeilijä noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

French

1 entries
  • boxeur noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Galician

2 entries
  • boxeador noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • boxeadora noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

German

2 entries
  • Boxer noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • Boxerin noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Greek

2 entries
  • μποξέρ noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • πυγμάχος noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מִתְאַגְרֵף noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • מתאגרפת noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • bokszoló noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • ökölvívó noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • boxari noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • hnefaleikari noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Ido

2 entries
  • boxero noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • boxisto noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Irish

2 entries
  • bacsálaí noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • dornálaí noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Italian

2 entries
  • boxeur noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • pugile noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Japanese

2 entries
  • ボクサー noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • 拳闘家 noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • боксшы noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Korean

1 entries
  • 복서 noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Latin

1 entries
  • pugil noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Malay

2 entries
  • ahli tinju noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • peninju noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Māori

1 entries
  • kaimotomoto noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • bokser noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • boksar noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Old English

1 entries
  • bēatere noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Persian

1 entries
  • بوکسور noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Polish

4 entries
  • bokser noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • bokserka noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • pięściarka noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • pięściarz noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • boxeador noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • boxeadora noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • pugilista noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Romanian

2 entries
  • boxer noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • boxeră noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Russian

1 entries
  • боксёр noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Spanish

2 entries
  • boxeador noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • boxeadora noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Swahili

1 entries
  • bondia noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Thai

1 entries
  • นักมวย noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Turkish

1 entries
  • boksör noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • боксе́р noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • боксе́рka noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Welsh

2 entries
  • bocsiwr noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)
  • paffiwr noun (one who fights with their fists — see also boxer)

Sample sentences

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I remained in the study, turning the whole matter over and over in my head, and feeling as sombre as ever I had done in my life. What was the past of this Trevor, pugilist, traveller, and gold-digger, and how had he placed himself in the power of this acid-faced seaman?

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I laugh and hoot at ye, ye cricket-players, ye pugilists, ye deaf Burkes and blind Bendigoes!

Source: wiktionary

In 1925, boxer shorts were unleashed on the world: loose-fitting underwear for men, featuring an elastic waistband inspired by the shorts worn by boxers. It was underwear for the inner pugilist.

Source: wiktionary

President Obama's style leaves liberal activists in the Democratic Party cold. They prefer a pugilist fighting for principle over a pragmatist agreeing to compromises. Can the president reignite the enthusiasm of his party's core supporters by November?

Source: wiktionary

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