pugilist

Meaning

1. One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
2. (figuratively) One who engages in rhetorical attacks, for himself or on behalf of another.

Synonyms

boxer

fighter

prizefighter

wrestler

bruiser

prize fighter

pug

troublemaker

quarrelsome person

amateur boxer

professional boxer

athlete

prise fighter

combatant

contender

controversialist

medium-sized

Translations

pugile

pugilista

pugilista

Boxer

boksör

pugilista

pugilista

púgil

μποξέρ

pugilatore

bokser

pugiliste

boxador

πυγμάχος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpjuː.d͡ʒəlɪst/

Etymology

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