as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
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Claressa Shields is the first U.S. boxer — of any gender — to win consecutive Olympic gold medals and is now earning millions of dollars to fight.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024
In the locker room at school, he was teased for wearing tighty whities instead of boxers.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The protagonist was based on the real-life heavyweight-champion boxer Jack Johnson, who winningly flouted the color line, in bed and in the ring.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The former world champion boxer brought such a raw intensity and presence to her portrayal of Iñupiat state trooper Evangeline Navarro.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024
In the locker room at school, he was teased for wearing tighty whities instead of boxers.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The protagonist was based on the real-life heavyweight-champion boxer Jack Johnson, who winningly flouted the color line, in bed and in the ring.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The former world champion boxer brought such a raw intensity and presence to her portrayal of Iñupiat state trooper Evangeline Navarro.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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