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martial artist

American  
[mahr-shuhl ahrt-ist] / ˈmɑr ʃəl ˈɑrt ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who practices one or more martial arts, especially an expert practitioner.


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Wangi, a 26-year-old French-Congolese martial artist, was named as the one fatality on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Clarifying all of this was the lapidary statement of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been selected as Kristi Noem’s replacement at DHS.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

At the end of his routine he was greeted rinkside by actor, martial artist and stuntman Jackie Chan at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

The 37-year-old Brazilian, who retired in 2023, is a former training partner of Harrison and is widely considered the greatest women's mixed martial artist of all time.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025

Ray cuts his hair kind of like Bruce Lee, because he says Lee is the only martial artist who deserves to be feared.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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