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pugilist

pu·gi·list

UK/ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪlɪst/ US/ˈpju(ː).d͡ʒəlɪst/ uncommon

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someone who fights with his fists for sport

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

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