pugilist
Senso (Inglese)
- One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
- (figuratively) One who engages in rhetorical attacks, for himself or on behalf of another.
Concetti
sinonimi
quarrelsome person
amateur boxer
professional boxer
prise fighter
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpjuː.d͡ʒəlɪst/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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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