pugilist
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pu·gi·lis·t /ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪst/ noun [countable] old-fashioned formalDSO a boxer 拳击手，拳师 —pugilism noun [uncountable] —pugilistic /ˌpjuːdʒəˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective
Examples from the Corpus
pugilist• His adversaries include still more cossacks, a border guard or two, a rabbi, and a pugilist.• Marjorie puts up her fists like a pugilist, groans and pushes him away.• There was a long-standing tradition of professionalism, which centred around jockeys and pugilists for the most part.• Each pugilist has three statistics, displayed via a bar system.• Each of the three men who were about to become my putative godfathers was a former pugilist.pu·gi·lis·t nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus boxer
pugilist
pu‧gi‧lis‧t /ˈpjuːdʒələst, ˈpjuːdʒɪləst/
noun [countable]
old-fashioned formal a boxer
—pugilism noun [uncountable]
—pugilistic /ˌpjuːdʒəˈlɪstɪk◂, ˌpjuːdʒɪˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective
pu‧gi‧lis‧t /ˈpjuːdʒələst, ˈpjuːdʒɪləst/
noun [countable]old-fashioned formal a boxer
—pugilism noun [uncountable]
—pugilistic /ˌpjuːdʒəˈlɪstɪk◂, ˌpjuːdʒɪˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective