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pugilist

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin pugil (boxer) +‎ -ist, related to pugnus (fist),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (prick, punch). Compare contemporary pugilism (boxing) (1791).

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Noun

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pugilist (plural pugilists)

  1. One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [from 1790]
    Synonym: (informal) pug
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick:
      I laugh and hoot at ye, ye cricket-players, ye pugilists, ye deaf Burkes and blind Bendigoes!
    • 2018, Alan Burdick, “Science has Resolved the Question of Boxers vs. Briefs”, in The New Yorker[1]:
      In 1925, boxer shorts were unleashed on the world: loose-fitting underwear for men, featuring an elastic waistband inspired by the shorts worn by boxers. It was underwear for the inner pugilist.
  2. (figurative) One who engages in rhetorical attacks on behalf of another.

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “pugilist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpy.ɣiˈlɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pu‧gi‧list
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

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pugilist m (plural pugilisten, feminine pugiliste)

  1. pugilist, boxer, fistfighter
    Synonyms: bokser, vuistvechter

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pugiliste.

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Noun

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pugilist m (plural pugiliști, feminine equivalent pugilistă)

  1. pugilist, boxer (participant in a boxing match)
    Synonym: boxer

Declension

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Declension of pugilist
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pugilist pugilistul pugiliști pugiliștii
genitive-dative pugilist pugilistului pugiliști pugiliștilor
vocative pugilistule pugiliștilor
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