English > boxer: 4 senses > noun 1, person Meaning | someone who fights with his fists for sport. |
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Synonym | pugilist |
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Narrower | bantamweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds |
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featherweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds |
flyweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds |
heavyweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds |
junior featherweight | weighs no more than 122 pounds |
junior lightweight | weighs no more than 130 pounds |
junior middleweight | weighs no more than 154 pounds |
junior welterweight | weighs no more than 140 pounds |
light flyweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds |
light heavyweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds |
light middleweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds |
light welterweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds |
lightweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds |
middleweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds |
prizefighter, gladiator | A professional boxer |
puncher | someone who delivers punches |
slugger, slogger | A boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches |
sparring partner, sparring mate | A boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight |
stumblebum, palooka | A second-rate prize fighter |
super heavyweight | An amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds |
welterweight | An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds |
Broader | combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper | someone who fights (or is fighting) |
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Spanish | boxeadora, boxeador, pugilista, púgil |
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Catalan | boxador, boxejador, pugilista, púgil |
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Verbs | box | hit with the fist |
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box | engage in a boxing match |