pugilist

== English == === Etymology === From Latin pugil (“boxer”) +‎ -ist, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”). Compare contemporary pugilism (“boxing”) (1791). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪlɪst/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpju(ː).d͡ʒəlɪst/ === Noun === pugilist (plural pugilists) One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [from 1790] Synonym: (informal) pug (figurative) One who engages in rhetorical attacks, for himself or on behalf of another. ==== Derived terms ==== pugilistic ==== Related terms ==== pugilism pugnacious ==== Translations ==== === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pugiliste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpy.ɣiˈlɪst/ Hyphenation: pu‧gi‧list Rhymes: -ɪst === Noun === pugilist m (plural pugilisten, no diminutive, feminine pugiliste) pugilist, boxer, fistfighter Synonyms: bokser, vuistvechter ==== Derived terms ==== pugiliste pugilistiek pugilistisch ==== Related terms ==== pugilisme == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pugiliste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pu.d͡ʒiˈlist/ === Noun === pugilist m (plural pugiliști, feminine equivalent pugilistă) pugilist, boxer (participant in a boxing match) Synonym: boxer ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== pugila pugilat pugilism pugilistic pugilistică === References === “pugilist”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026