prizefighter

Noun

Meaning

a professional boxer

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gladiator tiger slugger pugilist pug fighter boxing boxer contender battler scrapper bantamweight bruiser pugilistic featherweight
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Antonyms

rascal scamp no-good rogue pal lout
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Hypernyms

pugilist boxer

Hyponyms

lightweight heavyweight middleweight featherweight cruiserweight light heavyweight

Related terms

prizefight prizing prizefighting

Examples

My Daddy liked physical fitness and wanted me to be a prizefighter. Judy Johnson

The thought of becoming a painter never as much as occurred to me. I would have laughed out loud if someone had suggested that I choose painting as a career. To be a painter is not a business, no more than to be an artist, lover, racer, dreamer, or prizefighter. It is a gift of Nature, a gift.. Maurice de Vlaminck

In town one day, while Sofia is enjoying a day out with her new beau, a prizefighter, and their respective children; the mayor's wife, Miss Millie, approaches the group. Source: Internet

The police quickly arrive at the scene and brutally beat Sofia as she pleads with the prizefighter not to intervene on her behalf and instead to take her children to safety. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prized possession prizedraw prizefight prizefighting prizegiver prizegiving