as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
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Recent Examples of boxer
As the only boxer to have captured every major world title in three weight classes, Shields’ impressive career remains indisputable despite the obstacles that come her way.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The unlikely scene stealers include a boxer in Brooklyn whose mother consoles him after a loss and warns him to control his temper in public; and the philosopher Jacques Derrida, who likens Johnson to a different sort of philosopher — the kind who falls into a well while looking at the stars.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
This translated to office sirens walking in knits with cut-outs, slashed shirting, and slacks that had boxers peeking over the waistline, proving that business will not be as usual come autumn — and that’s a good thing.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
For the show's star Stephen Graham, who plays veteran boxer Sugar Goodson, the answer is a firm no.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The unlikely scene stealers include a boxer in Brooklyn whose mother consoles him after a loss and warns him to control his temper in public; and the philosopher Jacques Derrida, who likens Johnson to a different sort of philosopher — the kind who falls into a well while looking at the stars.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
This translated to office sirens walking in knits with cut-outs, slashed shirting, and slacks that had boxers peeking over the waistline, proving that business will not be as usual come autumn — and that’s a good thing.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
For the show's star Stephen Graham, who plays veteran boxer Sugar Goodson, the answer is a firm no.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
Noun
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Later in the day, Trump also offered praise for Zelenskyy and Ukrainian fighters' valor on the battlefield.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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What begins as a crime drama, Life After Fighting follows Foster’s martial-arts teacher Alex, who, forced into retirement because of an injury, has found a purpose in training the fighters of tomorrow.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The team also discovered a second new species of gladiator frog.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The moody brute is more than just a gladiator to Macrinus, however.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
1 Dec. 2024
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In the next scene, the boy is no longer dressed like a prizefighter, but in street clothes with a teddy bear sticking out of his backpack, embracing his parents.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Buffalo this year was the prizefighter dropping his gloves, sticking out his chin and daring any of three opponents to land a haymaker.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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The true-life sports biopic unleashes Leo as Alice, the loud, over-the-top matriarch of a large Boston family and manager mom to Micky Ward, a championship boxing contender trained by his drug-addict pugilist half-brother Dicky.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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An odd corps of swampy Washington DC pugilists are ready to engage, likely supplemented by political pressure from shipbuilding companies.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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