pugilists in English

noun
1
a boxer, especially a professional one.
Remember that if he wasn't playing football, Hall would be a professional pugilist and probably a bloody good one given that he can knock a player down, even when he didn't mean to throw the punch!
synonyms:boxerfighterprizefighterbruiserpug
noun

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1. Ancient statues and mosaics testify that pugilists became horribly disfigured.

2. Ancient pugilists had their fists and wrists bound with leather thongs.

3. There was a long-standing tradition of professionalism, which centred around jockeys and pugilists for the most part.