PUGILISTS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word pugilists. (close relations)
Definition of PUGILISTS
pugilist
Best Alternative Words for PUGILISTS
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boxers | nounn | |||||||
noun • underpants worn by men | ||||||||
brawlers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) | ||||||||
combatants | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) adjective satellite • engaging in or ready for combat | ||||||||
fighters | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) • a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air • someone who fights for a cause | ||||||||
gladiators | nounn | |||||||
noun • (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat • a professional boxer | ||||||||
prizefighters | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional boxer | ||||||||
sluggers | nounn | |||||||
noun • (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting • a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches | ||||||||
boxer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who fights with his fists for sport • a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China • a workman employed to pack things into containers • a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany |