pugilist

Meaning

Noun

One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

Origin

From Latin pugil ("boxer") -ist, related to pugnus, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-, *pewḱ-. Compare contemporary pugilism (1791).

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