pugilist
1 synonym for pugilist, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
Etymology
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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