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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The boxer was detained by ICE agents for overstaying his B2 tourist visa, which expired in February 2024, the Department of Homeland Security said.
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 3 July 2025
Chávez is the son of the Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, who is widely regarded as one of the best boxers of all time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
The best boxer to ever live brought that fight to a Houston ring multiple times, each of the four bouts taking place at the Astrodome and each ending in a win for the GOAT.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Chávez even lost in 2021 to Anderson Silva, the former UFC champion and rudimentary boxer who lost a one-sided ring decision to Paul one year later.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 3 July 2025
Chávez is the son of the Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, who is widely regarded as one of the best boxers of all time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
The best boxer to ever live brought that fight to a Houston ring multiple times, each of the four bouts taking place at the Astrodome and each ending in a win for the GOAT.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Chávez even lost in 2021 to Anderson Silva, the former UFC champion and rudimentary boxer who lost a one-sided ring decision to Paul one year later.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
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Jumper, who later helped create the Navy’s Top Gun fighter pilot school in Miramar, was at the center of the action.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Overnight July 6-7, 20 Israeli fighter jets dropped over 50 munitions on key Yemeni ports, including Hodeidah and the Ras Khatib power station.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Bite marks on the skeleton of a Yorkshire gladiator were found to be evidence of death by lion.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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This new season is comprised of ten episodes, all of which drop today, spanning T-Rex gladiators, household appliances in a search for work-life balance, and aliens, demons, Nazi demons and lots more.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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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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Even Kamala Harris, maybe especially Harris, fits that insider image, and certainly Gavin Newsom, despite zigzagging from centrist to pugilist, can’t forward his presidential ambitions as anything but old-guard.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Bernthal, with his handsome pugilist’s profile, plays Braxton’s emotions explosively close to the surface.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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