pugilist

[ pyoo-juh-list ]

/ ˈpyu dʒə lɪst /

a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.

Nearby words

1780–90; < Latin pugil (see pugilism) + -ist

Related formspu·gi·lis·tic, adjectivepu·gi·lis·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·pu·gil·is·tic, adjective

For starters, the pugilistic Governor framed his record as being about results, as opposed to partisan politics.
Hillary Clinton Vs. the GOP Boys’ Club: Fighting for the Female Vote|Lloyd Green|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But when a boxer is caught juicing his gloves, the pugilistic community turns away in disgust.
How the Saints Players Betrayed the Football Brotherhood|Gordon Marino|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I pressed Stevens about the risk to his candidate of such a pugilistic approach.
Mitt Romney Smacks Newt Gingrich in Florida Brawl at NBC Debate|Howard Kurtz|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Sin City brought out the devil in the GOP candidates tonight, delivering the most pugilistic Republican Party debate to date.
Romney Rattled, But Still in Front|John Avlon|October 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The very tombs of the dead, sacred in all lands, became a slaughter ground of the butcher, and an arena for pugilistic contests.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852|Various
A person not used to pugilistic gestures does not instantly recover from this surprise.
The Professor at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
This will be easily understood by any one who remembers the pugilistic Bench of those days.
The Admirable Bashville|Bernard Shaw
I was rather anxious, the next day, to know what course my polite and pugilistic instructor would take.
A Rogue's Life|Wilkie Collins
I soon found that my antagonist's pugilistic education did not come up to mine.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.