prizefight

or prize fight

[ prahyz-fahyt ]

/ ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt /

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noun

a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.

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Origin of prizefight

First recorded in 1695–1705

OTHER WORDS FROM prizefight

prizefighter, nounprizefighting, noun

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How to use prizefight in a sentence

We no longer have prizefights where people batter each other to death.
Humans Have Gotten Nicer and Better at Making War - Issue 94: Evolving|Steve Paulson|January 6, 2021|Nautilus
She trained for Justine like a prizefighter trains for an opponent, studying her every decision from inside out.
Kirsten Dunst on 'Melancholia' and Lars von Trier|Richard Rushfield|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There the housekeeper selected a driver, a burly man who looked as if he might have been an ex-prizefighter.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
I raised my arms over my head like a prizefighter and made my exit from Social Studies and began the perp-walk to the office.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

Peggy scowled and doubled up her fists, thinking of a picture of a prizefighter that she had once seen.
Three Margarets|Laura E. Richards
He was a well-known prizefighter that young Sales Wilson had picked up and brought down to teach the boys.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
We rarely find an artist who takes much interest in jurisprudence, or a prizefighter who is an acute metaphysician.
On the Genesis of Species|St. George Mivart

British Dictionary definitions for prizefight

prizefight

/ (ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt) /

noun

a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries

Derived forms of prizefight

prizefighter, nounprizefighting, noun

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prizefight

or prize fight

Origin of prizefight

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British Dictionary definitions for prizefight

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