as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a prizefighter who is generally acknowledged to be one of the ring's most dangerous men
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And then New York ended the series an evening later, on a tenth-inning homer by Soto, whose numerous baseball talents include a prizefighter’s swaggering eagerness to shuffle and then pounce.
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Nowhere is that bond stronger than with hip-hop, with prizefighters walking out to the ring with their favorite artists, rap verses referencing greats of the sport, and boxers dropping albums of their own.
—Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
The pair got carried away in their conversation and forgot about the heavyweight prizefighter standing with them.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 July 2024
Rappers and prizefighters are two sides of the same coin, willing to stand toe-to-toe with an opponent, battling from the bottom to the top, and finding inspiration from larger-than-life figures.
—Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Nowhere is that bond stronger than with hip-hop, with prizefighters walking out to the ring with their favorite artists, rap verses referencing greats of the sport, and boxers dropping albums of their own.
—Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
The pair got carried away in their conversation and forgot about the heavyweight prizefighter standing with them.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 July 2024
Rappers and prizefighters are two sides of the same coin, willing to stand toe-to-toe with an opponent, battling from the bottom to the top, and finding inspiration from larger-than-life figures.
—Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Prizefighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizefighter. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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